2023 Ford Bronco

The current-generation Bronco launched in 2021 with a steep complaint and recall ramp: complaints rose from 217 in 2021 to a peak of 345 in 2022, while recalls climbed from 19 to 22 over the same period, reflecting the typical first-year teething of an all-new platform. By 2023, both metrics turned downward—complaints dropped to 213 and recalls to 17—placing the target year firmly in the improving arc of the generation's maturity curve, though it still carries a significant recall count and 199 technical service bulletins, indicating Ford was actively patching issues. The dominant complaint area for 2023 is Visibility/Wiper (85 of 213 complaints), with Power Train, Service Brakes, and Engine following at much lower volumes; the data does not specify root causes for any of these. Notably, 2023 saw zero federal investigations (down from four in 2021), suggesting regulators were less concerned about systemic safety defects by this point, though five crash complaints and three fire complaints were still logged. The continued decline into 2024 (69 complaints, 15 recalls) reinforces that 2023 sits in a positive trajectory rather than a plateau. **Concrete takeaway:** 2023 is a reasonable year to buy used—it benefits from two model years of Ford's corrections and shows clear improvement over the problematic 2021–2022 period—but buyers should verify all 17 recalls have been completed and pay particular attention to wiper/visibility function during pre-purchase inspection.