Ford
Automotive · Last assessed Jun 9, 2026
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Why this grade
Legacy OEM with broad repairability: Motorcraft service information is subscription-available to independents, OEM and aftermarket parts are widely available, and Ford is covered by the July 2023 industry R2R commitment guaranteeing independents the same diagnostic/repair info as dealers (Ford Authority noted Ford service info would be shared under the R2R framework). Drags: Ford's lobby group, the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, fought Massachusetts' telematics Data Access Law for years before that challenge failed, so its software/telematics-access record is mixed; full diagnostic and service-info access is paywalled. Solid traditional parts/manual availability with an ongoing telematics-control tension places it mid-C.
Sources
Methodology & scope
Five dimensions are scored 0–100 and weighted equally: parts availability, schematic access, repairability, OEM pricing and software freedom. The letter scale is A (90–100), B (80–89), C (70–79), D (60–69), F (below 60).
This assessment was last assessed Jun 9, 2026. Its assessment scope is Automotive and is not a claim about every device the maker ships.
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Manufacturer response
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What makes up the grade
- Parts Availability
- 82 / 100
- Schematic Access
- 78 / 100
- Repairability
- 76 / 100
- OEM Pricing
- 72 / 100
- Software Freedom
- 66 / 100
Grade history
No grade changes are recorded.
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