Complaint volume
345 consumer-submitted complaints are matched to this model year. Treat the count as a research signal, then read the actual summaries for repeated symptoms.
Complaint records
2022 Ford Bronco Complaints
345 consumer-submitted complaints on record for the 2022 Ford Bronco, grouped by component category.
345 Total complaints
6 Crash reports
2 Fire reports
3 Injury reports
Complaint data reflects consumer-submitted reports. A complaint is not proof
of a defect, recall, or manufacturer fault. Enriched severity fields come
from official bulk records when the complaint can be matched by ODI number.
Buyer interpretation
How to use these complaints before buying
Complaint records are most useful when they turn into inspection points, seller questions, and comparison checks against nearby model years.
Pattern to inspect
The most common categories are visibility/wiper, service brakes, unknown or other. Use those categories as a test-drive checklist instead of judging the vehicle from the total count alone.
Severity flags
Enriched records include 6 crash reports, 2 fire reports, 3 injury reports, and 0 fatality reports. These fields come from complaint records and should be read in context.
Mileage clue
Mileage is available on 65 complaints, with an average reported failure mileage of 27,353 miles. Compare that with the mileage on the listing.
Questions to ask the seller
- Have you had any problems related to visibility/wiper, service brakes, unknown or other?
- Can I see recent maintenance and repair records?
- Has the vehicle ever been towed, involved in a crash, or repaired for the same issue twice?
- Can we also check the recall record for this 2022 Ford Bronco?
Used-car checklist
Use these complaints before the test drive.
Build a buyer checklist to turn these issues into questions and inspection points.
2022 Ford Bronco
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How severe are the 2022 Ford Bronco complaints?
6 Crash
2 Fire
3 Injury
0 Fatality
12 Towed
0 Medical attention
What are the most common 2022 Ford Bronco complaint categories?
VISIBILITY/WIPER 62
SERVICE BRAKES 24
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 20
ENGINE 19
SUSPENSION 18
POWER TRAIN 17
STRUCTURE 14
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 11
STEERING 11
VISIBILITY 10
345 total complaints on record
Latest complaints
| Date | Component | Summary | Severity | Mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2023 | POWER TRAIN | Drive shaft on the front driver side had a CV boot failure. 2021 Bronco already had a recall for the same failure but my vin isn’t covered under that recall. Reference number for previous recall is 22B27. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Wipers do not maintain constant speed. They slow down in dangerous situations when I need them to wipe continuously. They skip and slower speeds Had happened every time it rains | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2023 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES | 1st Issue: Antilock brake failure Brand new 2022 Bronco purchased mid Dec with around 2000 miles in February the brakes failed to stop with the pedal to the floor at traffic light and finally all 4 wheels locked up skidding into traffic. Luckily no accident. Repaired took 3 weeks to get the part. 2nd Issue: May 1st Powertrain malfunction at 3000 miles pulled up to a stop sign the engine shut off. Finally after 30 minutes the engine started back. Drove it straight to Ford Service dept. Telling me today the part they need is on indefinite backorder. Prior to the failure no lights came on, but the Ford Pass App showed them. Powertrain Malfunction, Antilock fault, Hill assist warning, and pre collision assist not available. Dealership thought is an app issue and couldn’t repair unless the lights came on. In both cases the warning lights came on after the fact. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | During wiper operation in the low speed setting, after approximately 40-50 seconds of operation the wipers sometimes reduce in speed to a slow intermittent setting and stay that way until the wiper is turned to a new setting. This happens even in heavy rain, which can result in a significant safety hazard. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Windshield easily chips and cracks. Vehicle has only 4500 miles and two chips without cracking and one chip with cracking. None happened at highway speeds and seemed to be small objects. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2023 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2022 Ford Bronco. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the dealer stated that there was low compression in cylinder #3. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 38,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 38,000 |
| Apr 2023 | POWER TRAIN | New Ford Bronco with a 7-speed manual has transmission scraping noises. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2023 | POWER TRAIN | Rear differential seal failure causing gear oil to leak out. Transmission failure of 5th gear to 6th gear synchro. The failure of the seal could have lead to on road failure of vehicle, luckily the vehicle was parked when leaking started. Transmission issue causes grinding of synchro leading to possible failure. The dealer has fixed both issues for now. No warning for either failure. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | When wipers are turned on full in heavy rain they slow down and come to a stop. I have to constantly adjust wiper speed to keep them active. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | I do not have auto wipers or rain sensing wipers. I’ve now driven through two major rain storms and sleet all three instances required the windshield wipers to be placed into constant on speed of medium and high. The issue results after the wipers are running in these constant on positions for a short while. The issue: The wiper blade speed while in demand of constant on medium and high speed will randomly reduce speed to intermittent making a massive safety hazard when at higher speeds and visibility is poor do to high rain, sleet, and snow volume. To get the wipers to operate at the intended speed the driver must rotate the speed control to a slower speed and back up to the required speed to handle the weather situation. This has to be done frequently and is a major hazard. Many people are reporting this same wiper issue on Bronco Forums such as Bronco Nation and Bronco6G. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | have a wiper control issue where at fast speeds the wipers start to slow down and go intermittent. It almost impossible to see at times. You have to play around with it to keep them going. So if it is raining small or hard all of a sudden they stop working and go intermittently and some times stop completely. This happens a lot when raining and I have told the dealer about it a few times and showed them as well from video. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | When driving in the rain with the wipers set on the low or high constant setting, the wipers will intermittently slow down or stop all together. When this issue occurs I have to cycle the wipers off then back on and the issue often repeats itself and leads to periods of zero visibility during cycling off on to correct issue. This is a serious safety concern that my dealer said is "normal" "that's how the rain sensing wiper system works". This cannot be right, I have never experienced a vehicle where the wipers slow down or stop whenever they want. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | On numerous occaisions while driving in the rain, my wiper speed suddenly starts to drastically slow down/wipe intermittently, even though my vehicle speed or the amount of rainfall has not changed. This drastically reduced my visibility. If I change the wiper setting, the wipers function normally for a short time but will start to suddenly slow down again. This happens on any of the various higher wiper speed settings. I am entering a date of today, because it happened today, but it has happened before. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Windshield wipers slow down and stop when used in continuous mode | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Ford has installed a "Smart Windshield" function on 2021-23 Broncos. It is intended to protect the wipers from overheating. The issue is that it does not work. Every time I use my wipers in low or high mode after about :30 seconds they reduce speed. When driving on the highway in the rain this is extremely dangerous and the driver has to keep switching modes over and over to get the wipers to work. I have had the vehicle into the dealer twice and they agree that this is an issue but can not do anything as it is a "normal" function. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | When wipers are set to continuous operation, they slow down and start going intermittently. This is making it hazardous driving in rain and snow. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2023 | STEERING | I was attempting a U-Turn and the steering ratio was cut short and it locked up briefly. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | When wipers are turned on they work for a minute and then change to intermittently working regardless of how much rain. If you flip it to max wiper speed to keep the window clean it does the same thing. There is no setting you can put it on and the wipers continually work. Makes it very hard to see or you are always flipping the switch just to keep them working. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | transmission makes horrible noises | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | With the windshield wipers on in the continuous low setting, the wipers will slow down and stop after a minute or two of operation. This has happened more than once while driving in the rain. The wipers were not obstructed, no snow/ice (40 to 50 degrees outside) and it was raining, so the windshield was not dry. This stopping of the wipers caused me to remove one hand from the steering wheel, and fiddle with the wiper controls to get the wipers to start back up, while the rain outside was obscuring my vision. I switched the wipers off and back to the continuous setting, and the same thing happened after a few more minutes, the wipers slowed down and stopped. The wipers were never on the intermittent setting, always on continuous setting. I don't find it safe to be driving in the rain with these wipers, since I do need both hands on the wheel, incase there is a pooling of water on the road, which can pull the vehicle to one side and I need both hands to correct, as well as loss of visibility when the windshield fills with rain when the wipers stop. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Windshield wipers stop working while driving in both heavy rain and light rain. When turned on low, or high, not intermittent, the wipers slow down, and sometimes stop altogether. I was driving in heavy rain on the highway and the were on high. Repeatedly they kept slowing down, and then stopping. I had to turn them off, and back on each time, to get them to work on high again. This happened 6- 7 times. Not only was it very scary to lose visibilty completely, but also distracting to have to adjust them over and over. I was terrified I would get in an accident. I finally pulled off the highway. The same happened in light rain. I did get video of that incident. This has occurred 8 times in the last month, and one time 2 months ago. The problem seems to be getting worse and now occurs everytime I drive it in the rain. I did let my dealer know today. They had heard nothing about it. I will be taking it in to get looked at in 3 days. Brondes Ford Toledo. Unsure if it will be able to be duplicated without driving in the rain. But I do have video from driving in light rain. Unfortunately I was unable to take video on the highway and a few other times. There are no warning lights or information showing me there is a problem. I felt very unsafe driving the vehicle. This is a hazard. This application will not let me upload the video. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | The contact owns a 2022 Ford Bronco. The contact stated that on numerous occasions while driving at an undisclosed speed in inclement weather, the front driver’s and passenger side windshield wipers inadvertently changed speeds. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed, and the contact was informed that the windshield wipers were operating as designed. The contact was concerned that the issue could cause and crash and injury. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 1,673. | Crash: No Fire: No | 1,673 |
| Mar 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | I turn my wipers onto the constant wipe setting, either high or low, and after about 20-30 or so wipes, they will decrease their speed across the windshield over about 5 or 10 wipes until they pause for about 3 or 4 seconds after each wipe and then continue a slow wipe. I will turn them off and on immediately after this happens. When I turn them back on to high, they will operate on high and again repeat the slowing down speed and frequency after about 20-30 wipes until they are very slow and pause for about 4 seconds which is slower than even the slowest intermittent wipe settings. This happened during a recent ice storm during a long drive making it difficult to keep the window clear causing a hazardous condition. It happened again just testing in my garage. I reported this to Ford who said they do not have a fix for it. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | in my 2022 ford bronco, while driving in the rain, I turned wipers on at the highest speed. However, within a short time, the wipers started slowing down and then eventually worked only interminently. I turned them off and then back on to the highest speed and this happened again. they just do not stay at the highest speed. This greatly affects the visibility while driving. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | The wipers will slow down or stop even during heavy rain and on a constant setting (not an intermittent setting). I have to turn the wiper speed switch off and on to get them to wipe continuously again, which is very dangerous during heavy rains. This has been reported already as an issue by many bronco owners and needs to be investigated. While the smart wiper feature may be a good idea, slowing down in the middle of a rainstorm due to a programming issue or design flaw is extremely dangerous. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |