My 2022 base MT has 11k miles. Absolutely no problems. As others have said...its designed for off road recreational use.
Agreed. They have definitely taken a slide in the last few years. My '19 F150 is the first Ford of many that has been a disappointment in many ways.
Since 2018 Ford's Quality reports have gone way down and the Recalls have gone way up. This Quality slide started before covid came along so Ford and their fangirls can drop that excuse
I waited over 2 years and was thrilled initially with my 2 door Badlands SAS Lux. Initially, I was a little concerned that I went big on the options, but afterwards and reading about all the people trying to install the things that they initially said they didn't need made me feel like I made a decent decision. Overall, I was pleased with my Bronco and the only Gremlins I experienced personally were losing many of my four-wheel drive features when I was on the Rubicon...probably because one wheel was in the air and spinning at a different RPM than the others which made the control nannies angry. It sucked because it made it much more difficult to get to where I needed to go, and then finally when I was on the road it eventually cleared up but left no codes for me to troubleshoot. The other time it acted up was when I was in the driveway and it wouldn't start until I cycled through brake on brake off emergency brake on emergency brake off etc etc. there is also a coolant hose that was about to be eaten by the fan which fortunately someone in the forum noticed and I was able to zip tie it out of the way, but that would have been a big old failure if it would have been on the highway and I wouldn't have noticed until I got a check engine light for overheating. I didn't have any top issues like a lot of people did but I can say that the way it mounts to the tub seems like down the road it would have eventually developed cracks even going easy on tightening the bolts. I did go down the rabbit hole of upgrades, probably many of which I didn't actually need, but that is what happens when you buy a Bronco...it is tough to not throw money at it. I am glad that I went with the Badlands and the Sasquatch, because although a lot of people try to save money by getting a lower trim model they almost always end up wishing they had gone with the 4.7 gear or the upgraded front differential or lockers sway bar disconnect etc. what I can say, is that although it handled really well on the road, and it was pretty capable off-road, that it is more a jack of all trades than a master of anything in particular. Even a 20-year-old luxury car is much quieter inside on the street, and just about anything with IFS handles on par with it. Off-road, yes it can certainly do lots of cool stuff, but there are other much older rigs one can buy for $10,000 that will do pretty much the same thing. I think that the Bronco in its stock trim forms are great vehicles for someone who spends much of their time on the road, with occasional jobs off-road, that isn't expecting extraordinary comfort on the road or extraordinary performance off-road without a bunch of modifications. I ended up selling mine after the craze, and lost my shirt even though I paid MSRP. Out of all the modifications I added, including bumpers and wheels and a swing out tire carrier and an intercooler and a different grill and an air box, muffler, skid plates etc etc, the irony is that selling the parts is taking longer than I intended even at less than half the price I paid for them. I have a set of Mishimoto catch cans, and of all the modifications that's probably the one that actually improved longevity, but so far no interest. I also have a Jtops mesh top, and no buyer interest in that...even though it took a lot of waiting for both items. All that to say that you should buy something YOU like, and know that if you're going to put any modifications on it that you're probably not going to get a fraction of what you put into them out of them (if you ever do end up selling). Also instead of buying something for the dreams of what you think you might end up doing, do a reality check and calculate the amount of time you'll be spending in your vehicle and the types of things you'll be doing and get the right vehicle for doing those things. For me, even though I had a brand new shiny Bronco, I remember the way I felt when I went to a Bronco bash and I couldn't help but be pulled to the lure of the first gen Broncos much more so than anything else that was new and shiny that showed up. The same thing when I was out on the trail...the types of folks I personally would most often gravitate towards associating with were those who are driving the older purpose-built rigs...and many of the folks in the new rigs, although they seemed to be really nice people, seemed to be less inclined to have things on board their rig like a welder or an extensive set of tools or a bunch of spare parts. I know there are exceptions to every rule, and this is just my experience, but I found myself wishing that I had simply saved up all the money that I spent on my 2-year wait and instead bought a first-gen Bronco or some other old school rig that was upgraded to something that could be driven on the street at 75 mph (comfortably) when it wasn't being pushed on the trails.
This. Especially the bold.
