2016 Ford F-250 Super Duty  RealSafeCars96Safety Rating

#1 of 2016 Pickups

#1 of all 2016 vehicles


Pictured: 2019 Ford F-250 Super Duty
The F-250 Super Duty, a mainstay of Ford's lineup since 1999, is a large pickup with seating up to 6. The Ford F-250 Super Duty provides superior horsepower for its class, offering great power. The F-250 Super Duty has offered Android Auto and Apple CarPlay since 2017. With optional all-wheel drive (AWD), it handles mud, snow, and sand with ease. Ford offers a 3-year, 36,000-mile basic warranty, and a 5-year, 60,000-mile powertrain warranty on its lineup.


The 2016 Ford F-250 Super Duty is very safe compared to all vehicles.

Comparison to all vehicles.  This plot shows RSC safety scores on the horizontal axis vs. the number of vehicles with each safety score (depicted by bar height and percentages at the bottom). Colors reflect vehicle safety, ranging from red (not that safe) to green (safer). For reference, a score of 0 implies a 0.15% chance of driver death (13% chance of driver injury) over 15 years, and a score of 100 reflects a 0.016% chance (1.4% chance of driver injury). The 2016 Ford F-250 Super Duty has a score of 96, implying a 0.021% chance of driver death (1.8% chance of injury).

We estimate that the 2016 Ford F-250 Super Duty has a vehicle lifetime fatality chance of 0.0206% and a vehicle lifetime injury chance of 2.3482%, meaning the average driver has a 0.0206% chance of dying in an accident if they drive the car under regular conditions for fifteen years, and a 2.3482% chance of being injured.

Compared to the average vehicle, the 2016 Ford F-250 Super Duty is 56% less likely to result in a fatal accident. Compared to other pickups, the 2016 Ford F-250 Super Duty is 61% less likely to result in a fatal accident.


And it is safer than many comparable models.

10067Ford F-150GMC Sierra 1500Ford FlexC. Town and CountryChevrolet SilveradoDodge Ram 1500F. F-250 Super DutyGMC AcadiaFord ExplorerChevrolet TraverseToyota TundraKia SedonaComparison to similar models.  This plot compares the RSC rating of the 2016 Ford F-250 Super Duty with its main competition. Models are plotted on a scale from 67 to 100. The 2016 Ford F-250 Super Duty is safer than the 2016 Ford F-150, the 2016 GMC Sierra 1500, the 2016 Ford Flex, the 2016 Chrysler Town and Country, the 2016 Chevrolet Silverado, the 2016 Dodge Ram 1500, the 2016 Kia Sedona, the 2016 Toyota Tundra, the 2016 Chevrolet Traverse, the 2016 Ford Explorer, and the 2016 GMC Acadia.

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