Hello, watching from Zambia 🇿🇲. Got a Ford ranger Wildtrak in 2021 with the 3.2L engine with the 6 Auto. Excellent vehicle no issues whatsoever. I also have a 2014 XLT Ranger with the same engine but 6 speed manual. I had the clutch changed, both front wheel bearings, and the tensioner. No turbo issues, no engine issues whatsoever. I have taken note of the things to look out for thanks to your video. Another thing the Rangers we get here in Africa do not have adblue and DPFs. Great video 🙌🏾💯

Just got myself the 2.0L Thunder version. Love it so far but I come from driving a hatchback, so it feels like amazing looking over everyone rather than up at everyone. Seems to be quite nimble when in S mode, but have been using the normal mode as no need for that.

Steer well away thanks. My neighbour hired one to tow his boat to Italy from te uk. Was nearly new. Broke down 3 times to and from lake maggiore. Was an experiment to see if he wanted one. Was a while ago but never forgotten

Hi there, this is the second highest sellling vehicle ( full stop out of ANY vehicle) in Australia, behind toyota hilux, SO easier to call the reliability numbers here where they are more commonly used for what they were built for , probably a lot more than in the UK, i am sure. Well, like all cars, some are lemons, however mostly they are a pretty good bit of kit. My first 3.2L 6 speed was pretty much put through the paces, towing, off road and load carrying for about 25% of its 190,000kms , no issues outside of a slight engine oil leak at 103,000Ks ( fixed under warranty) then nothin else ever wrong. My second, i stayed with the 3.2 ( rather wait a few years to see how the twin turbo smaller donk 10speed stacks up) if ya dig it, buy it, like any car, u may get a shitter or u may get 300,000 + out of her. ( yes there are plenty of those here), definitely get a near nearly used one with about 40,000ks with an excellent service record and a genuine reason for being sold, if one of these things is a lemon, they usually display fuckedness early, if smooth and healthy at 40,000ks, then they should be good for next hundred ( my own experience based opinion only)- to me, getting a bit dated, but got great character, great fun to drive and capability plus. Very cool trucks, both washed and filthy

Excellent review!

I would 100% love a raptor but justifying that cost for a work vehicle is very difficult. Great summary of issues thanks 🙏

Great review but somethings I have experienced are rusty oil pan/sump there made from thin metal and horrible to change. They the newer ones snap front springs regularly. But the thing to be most aware of on the newer ones the 2.0 is the cambelt wet belt problem. They are meant to last 150k but regularly snap at 60k. They suffer with the same problem as the transit Ecoblue

Great job

Great video very informative I own a Ranger and honestly love it however the oil pump is very well known to be an issue, on both the 2.2 and 3.2 defo worth buying an upgraded one! As the oil pumps fail very common. I believe Ford did a recall for allot of them in 2014

Hi, from South Africa. I own a 2018 single cab 2.2 with a sixspeed manual. 153 000 kilos on the clock, and no problems at all. Rust is something we don't know about, dry climate of course. I converted my truck's interior to black from the original Ford off-white, by spray painting the off-white interior panels. The result is no glare in the sun inside the cab. It is my daily driver, so it is a work truck and not used by mom for the school run.

I’ve done 90,000 in my 2019 ranger, & haven’t had any problems yet. I have it serviced as per the scheduling. As I live in the sticks, I drive 3 miles on a narrow lane before I do any sort of acceleration, so the engine, gearbox & turbo are well warmed up, then a 3 mile low speed cool down before it gets turned off.

This week I’ve passed two broken down in live lanes on M5! One was in the middle of the Avonmouth bridge… we have one at work plus 3 old land rovers and the Ranger has had lights on dash, both front shocks leaking just out of warranty and a new add blue pump and various recalls! Out of all our trucks this has needed the most with the old Land Rovers being very reliable..

my 2012 px1 ranger has done 588000km 1 lot of injectors 1 trans witch was replaced at 500000, then the oil cooler split and filled the cooling system with oil.

Hi I have a 2016 wildtrack at 16000 and not much trables,,,,

Upgrade water pipes all of them. Keep oil clean and only 5w30 full synthetic cauz oil feeder pipe to turbo is very thin. Keep an eye on injectors when they start smoking alot at start up even hot eng. Fit the water sensor in to the water bottle. For it only has one sensor in the junction pipe. Weld up the torque converter flex plate. C02 Mig weld.. Fit a bigger oil cooler to the auto transmission. These are the main issues I've had and repaired on these rangers here in SA. Take my advise or leave it up to you. These issues cauz complete engine failure and transmission replacement 😢

I was looking at buying a ranger 2017-18 plate so should I not bother if there’s so many issues

Got a 2014PX1 Ranger 3.2 love it, got it side dumped, 3 inch lift 33s & the only things that’s failed me is a 6 auto…had some plugs with loose connections giving me gearbox errors. Other then that it’s a weapon on the tracks and they flex great with good shocks

hi i notice 3,2 been around for a wile i have a 2020 wild track did they fix thouse issues you out lined, i notice that the service points have not changed eg filters etc cheers Australia

2018 love it but my navara auto seems faster than my wildtrak 3.2

Gear box & electrical are most common

I'm currently in the market for a pick-up for work, and found the video informative. Do you have a 'top 5' recommendations for pick-ups? I'm UK based (Aberdeen, Scotland actually)

Hi. Thanks for your video. I own a Ford Ranger Wildtrack and I have the same exact problem at the moment. My car was bought brand new, and I only managed to get it to run up to about 74,000 km then a leak of the coolant into the engine, which I was even unaware of. I’m extremely disappointed with Ford; however, they’ve agreed to fix my car at a discount for most of the spare parts. In total, I’ll pay about $1,300 but my concern is whether it’ll be fixed to never happen again. What are the chances of it not happening again if the parts like gear box, EGR etc are replaced? Also, do you think it’s best to change the engine to a completely new one? But again, change it with what? I’m really gutted and want to sell it off once I get it back.

I absolutely love my 3.2 wildtrak. However I've been waiting nearly 1year for the chassis to be sorted out...

Sometimes you think best just to drive a beater, the problems new cars are having is ridiculous, it's a wonder they last for a test drive. Do they design these cars just to mess with mechanics and buyers.

Osi'yo from the Cherokee Nation's Oklahoma USA 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 I have the 2019 Ranger XLT Sport 4×4 302a options pack. 2.3 i4 Ecoboost 270hp 310ft lbs torque. If you ever have a chance to jump on an American Ranger, jump all over it. Jump on it like a f*cking trampoline!!! I love my Ranger and this is my forever truck. From what I've seen of the European models for the Ranger, I am not entirely impressed with the diesel engine. I am stoked about the new American Ranger Raptor. I have one on pre-order. 3.0 EcoBoost 405hp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!🤣🤣🤣

All cars rust and rot in UK, for most of us who don't experience rainfall and lack of sunshine daily the ranger won't rust. Even cars from the 70s are still on the road with original chassis.

Wish I'd seen this video before I bought mine 😢

I bought mine sept 22 second hand with 17500 miles it's a 2019 3.2 wildtrak auto no trouble so far. Are you saying that I will most likely get the problems you mentioned or not??.

Just had a new chassis fitted to my 3.2 Ranger under Ford`s goodwill gesture, the scheme has now ended.

Why should ay new vehicle have ANY issues?? Do people ask for vehicle issues before they buy vehicles, is that a popular thing to do now?

I bought a brand new 22 plate 2.0BiTDI ranger wildtrak, after 16K mi, 6 months of ownership and just after its first service cylinder #4's injector decided to fail and cut the piston off the small end. The engine now has a large hole in the side of the block where the rod escaped and even took out both turbo chargers. Minimum waiting period for a replacement engine and turbos is a month. Save your money folks and buy an Amarok or Hilux.

I had one of these as a work car when they were new. The transmission would lock up occasionally at high speed causing car to go sideways. Terrifying. Ford denied a problem so we just traded it in for a Toyota.

The clan has taken ranger issues that have already been sorted out by ford. Where is your critisism of the 200 serious, transmission overheating, exessive oil consumption ect. All cars have issues, toyota owners just dont share theirs because they always bragging about their reliability.

Sorry I couldn’t understand did ford fix the rust issues or do they still rust like there is no tomorrow?

Had a Ranger 2019 2 litre bi-turbo 213ps, was just oit of manufacture warranty when i purchased it, within my 6 months of ownership it had the following issues: Engine oil leak Fromt parking sensors repeat failure Fromt coil spring snapped Fuel filling system disintegration when i took the fuel hose out ABS sensor failed (common problem) results in the loss of all kinds of systems including warning lights (hill start, parking mode, parking sensors, feont facing camera, ABS, traction control etc) Got most of it fixed and part exchanged it, was a nice truck but an absolute money pit

If you want to go for a drive chose the Ford, if you want to drive to the outback chose a Land Rover if you want to drive to the outback & then drive back chose a Hilux👌

People tells me mpg on this crew cab truck sucks😢 i almost bought one to be my daily driver.

Ford Ranger v Toyota Hilux. I know which one I'd choose!

I'm after a new Ford Raptor...so really I shouldn't bother?

I’ve had two, both 3.2 manual. Great looking trucks, very eye catching, BUT, I’m afraid they are not much good for doing a decent hard days work as the electronics in these are ridiculous……Come 40,000 + miles and expect agro! Buy a Toyota Landcruiser pick up !

I own a 2013 Ford focus and its the worst rust bucket u could have

In other words. Steer clear!

I really want a ranger. Can they fit into a regular car parking space?

Just by a Toyota

Then it's better to buy a Dacia... :D

Being South African I would advise people to go for the Toyota Hilux, their turbo & gearbox are guaranteed to break. With the Hilux there are zero issues none whatsoever even at high mileage.

Ford, gm , an ram. An most auto makers. Have become so lazy at fat. That. They should prosecute an send to jail ) for creating crap) an that's an understatement)

I will choose a Toyota HILUX 2010 over a 2019 Ford ranger. I go for reliability over luxury. Ford always leaking oil, Gearbox failure you can name it all once it’s over 100 000km it’s a money pit👎🏾

Do not buy one. Ford are better at marketing vehicles than building them. These are the number one selling truck in Australia (Ford keep harping on) that proves what great marketing Ford has. Ford are in the money-making business NOT the car making business. Pull a Ford truck down and compare the quality of the components and the engineering to that of a Toyota and you will see the difference. Ford’s are built down to a profit margin. Toyota are built up to a reputation. If you want a flashy truck and have a bag of money and plenty of patience with Ford after sales service (good luck with that), buy a Ranger or Everest or any Ford product (goes for GM and Ram, Dodge). You want a truck that works and with regular maintenance will last pretty much forever buy a Toyota. Yes, you do get the odd lemon with Toyota but Toyota will actually fix it.

Let’s face it they are not reliable

Get a tocoma...southern americans think they are crap..no one knows trucks more than the south in america

These vehicles would seen to be turds 💩.... Buy a decent 4wd (not a pick up) and get a quality trailer if you need to move big loads..

Well I saw this video, added to watch later, bought the truck then came back to watch. Let me buckle up 🥲