2020 Ford F-150

Standard Pickup truck · gas

★ Open to everyone — one of the ten most-registered models this year.

Fuel economy
22mpg1
20 city · 26 highway
CO₂ 402 g/mi · 250 g/km2
EPA
Fuel cost
$2,7093
per year · estimate
EPA · EIA
Power
325hp4
rated
NHTSA
Crash rating
—5
11 recall campaigns6
NHTSA
Kerb weight
—8
Warranty
3yr10
36,000 mi
Ford
How much to run it22 mpg · $2,709 / yr
Combined
22 mpg1EPA
EPA test cycle, combined · configuration F150 Pickup 2WD
City · highway
20 · 26EPA
EPA test cycle, mpg
Tailpipe CO₂
402 g/mi2EPA250 g/km
tailpipe rating, driven as rated on the test cycle · 250 g/km
Fuel, per year
$2,7093EPA · EIAestimate · $13,546 over five years
estimate — 13,800 mi at $4.319 per gallon, EIA US regular, 2026-09-14
How it performs325 hp
Power
325 hp4NHTSArated
the rated figure — NHTSA's CAFE market data
Engine
2.7 L, 6 cylindersEPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
Transmission
Automatic (S10)EPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
Drive
Rear-wheel driveEPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
How safe11 recalls
Crash rating
—5NHTSA
Recall campaigns
116NHTSA
NHTSA recall register, campaigns naming F-150 REGULAR CAB (2020) · as of 2026-09-10
11 campaigns, what and when
  • 2019-08-28Seats · mid/rear assembly — A seat back with an improperly assembled recliner mechanism may have reduced strength and may not adequately restrain an occupant in a crash, increasing the risk of injury. 19V633000
  • 2019-11-12Electrical system · 12v/24v/48v battery · cables — Inoperative vehicle systems or an engine stall can increase the risk of a crash. Reduced braking and steering efforts increases the risk of a crash. This condition could also create a resistive short, increasing the risk of a fire. 19V805000
  • 2019-12-18Tires · temporary/emergency spare tire — The damage can cause the tire to rapidly lose air pressure or detach from the wheel, increasing the risk of a crash. 19V903000
  • 2020-02-21Exterior lighting · headlights — DRL that cannot dim may reduce the visibility of other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash. 20V097000
  • 2020-04-03Power train · automatic transmission · gear position indication (prndl) — If the transmission selection does not match the indicated gear selection, and the parking brake is not applied, unintended vehicle movement can occur, increasing the risk of injury or crash. 20V197000
  • 2020-08-10Electrical system · starter assembly — Electrical arcing can increase the risk of a fire. 20V467000
  • 2020-09-23Back over prevention · sensing system · camera — Reduced rearward visibility can increase the risk of a crash. 20V575000
  • 2022-04-14Visibility · windshield wiper/washer · linkages — Inoperative windshield wipers can reduce visibility in certain driving conditions, increasing the risk of a crash. 22V250000
  • 2024-11-08Equipment · other · labels — Without a label that shows the proper restraint usage guidelines, the occupants may have an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash. 24V852000
  • 2025-06-27Back over prevention · software — A rearview camera that displays a blank image can reduce the driver's view behind the vehicle. A rearview image that continues to be displayed after the vehicle is shifted out of reverse may distract the driver. Both of these situations can increase the risk of a crash. 25V442000
  • 2026-06-09Exterior lighting · headlights — Daytime Running Lamps that do not dim may reduce the visibility of other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash. 26V373000
Complaints per 10,000 built
16.627NHTSA721 complaints, 26 severe · 433,792 built
computed here: 721 complaints ÷ 433,792 built (NHTSA early-warning production, 2026 Q1); no publisher states the rate
What owners complain about
Power train342Engine127Unspecified85Electrical system82Visibility/wiper24

See these complaints at NHTSA ↗

How bigStandard Pickup truck
Kerb weight
—8
EPA test weight
—9EPA
Class
Standard Pickup truckEPA
the publisher's own vehicle class
Body
PickupNHTSA
as NHTSA lists it
Ownership3 yr / 36,000 mi
Price
—13NHTSA
Warranty
3 years10Ford36,000 mi
Ford's published 2020 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table
On the road in New York
10,27811NY DMV
NY DMV registration file, 2026-09-02

Notes and sources

  1. Fuel economy: EPA combined test-cycle figure for the configuration F150 Pickup 2WD (20 city, 26 highway). EPA data dated 2026-09-09, the latest modifiedOn date EPA records in vehicles.csv.↩
  2. CO₂: EPA's tailpipe rating for the car driven as rated on the test cycle — 402 g/mi, or 250 g/km.↩
  3. Fuel cost: an estimate — 13,800 mi a year at the EPA combined figure, priced at $4.319 per gallon (EIA US regular, 2026-09-14). Five years: $13,546. No publisher states this figure.↩
  4. Power: 325 hp is the rated figure, from NHTSA's CAFE market data.↩
  5. Crash rating: NHTSA rated vehicles under this nameplate, but the ratings differ between the configurations it tested and none of them is this car's, so no rating is stated.↩
  6. Recall campaigns: NHTSA's count for this nameplate (F-150 REGULAR CAB), as of 2026-09-10. Each is repaired free of charge by dealers.↩
  7. Complaints per 10,000 built: computed here from NHTSA's complaint count for the F-150 nameplate (721, of which 26 describe a crash, fire, injury or death) and the 433,792 vehicles NHTSA's own early-warning production reports place on it (2026 Q1). No publisher states the rate itself.↩
  8. Kerb weight: not published. EPA certification alone states a curb weight for this car, and another source's figure for this nameplate could not be attributed to this car.↩
  9. EPA test weight: not published. EPA values disagree.↩
  10. Warranty: 3 years or 36,000 miles, from Ford's published 2020 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table.↩
  11. Registrations: 10,278 F-150s of this model year on New York's roads, from the NY DMV registration file as of 2026-09-02.↩
  12. This car is measured on the petrol scale: miles per gallon, the tailpipe CO₂ rating and whole-car horsepower. MPGe and charge-weighted CO₂ are electric-scale quantities and do not apply to it.↩
  13. Price: no price is published for this car. NHTSA's CAFE market data prices this market's cars by compliance configuration, and it lists none matching this one.↩

Sources: EPA · NHTSA — about these sources →