Every Fusion model year from 2006 to 2020, scored on reported failures weighted against how many were sold — and ranked against every other Mid-Size Passenger Car of the same year.
Across 15 scored model years the Fusion needs fixing about as often as its class, but repairs run costlier than average. The spread between years is what matters: 2009 is its strongest, 2010 its weakest.
Longer bar is better. Rank is against every Mid-Size Passenger Car sold that same model year.
| Year | Relative standing | Class rank | Pctl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #44 /56 | 22th | ||
| 2007 | #44 /56 | 22th | ||
| 2008 | #42 /53 | 21th | ||
| 2009 | #33 /52 | 37th | Best year | |
| 2010 | #43 /46 | 7th | Avoid | |
| 2011 | #45 /48 | 6th | ||
| 2012 | #40 /43 | 7th | ||
| 2013 | #44 /50 | 12th | ||
| 2014 | #43 /48 | 11th | ||
| 2015 | #39 /50 | 22th | ||
| 2016 | #43 /47 | 9th | ||
| 2017 | #43 /50 | 14th | ||
| 2018 | #32 /43 | 26th | ||
| 2019 | #39 /47 | 17th | ||
| 2020 | #28 /38 | 27th |
Across all 15 model years on record, the line has held a weak position in its class.
All 12 systems, measured against the class average for each model year.
Every Fusion model year is scored across 12 separate systems — engine, transmission, brakes, electrical, steering and suspension, structure, interior, and five more. Each system is compared against how often that same system fails on the average Mid-Size Passenger Car of the same year, so a common failure is judged against how common it is everywhere else.
Across the last three model years (2018–2020), the trouble concentrates in one place: powertrain. That system draws issue reports more often than the same system on the average Mid-Size Passenger Car of its year — which changes what you should be inspecting before you buy.
All 38 Mid-Size Passenger Cars from 2020, plotted by how often they need fixes and what those fixes cost.
2009 is the strongest Fusion model year on record, ranking #33 of 52 Mid-Size Passenger Cars that year.
2010 is the weakest year in the model's history, ranking #43 of 46.
The 2020 Fusion ranks #28 of 38 Mid-Size Passenger Cars — the lower half of its class.
Failure reports filed with NHTSA — submitted by vehicle owners and repair shops alike — weighted against US sales volumes so a high-volume model is not penalised for selling well, then benchmarked within segment and model year.
All 12 systems scored, the whole class plotted, and a downloadable Full Model Report for any year — 6,000+ vehicles in the dashboard.
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