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Ford Falcon Ute: best and worst years

2 generations sold in Australia, rated from our guides

Best bets: XD-XF / XG-XH / AU (1979-2002), BA-FG (2002-2016) (good value in our guides).

1979-2002XD-XF / XG-XH / AU

Good value

Good value: 25 known problems, 1 high-severity. Worst to watch for: Body and chassis rust (especially AU).

Year-specific notes in the guide
  • pre-1986Valve seat recession on pre-1986 heads (leaded-fuel era)
Full XD-XF / XG-XH / AU guide →

2002-2016BA-FG

Good value

Good value: 18 known problems, 4 high-severity. Worst to watch for: Rear differential / subframe bush failure (ute IRS); ZF / BTR automatic transmission faults.

Full BA-FG guide →

Verdicts are the ratings in each FlamingCars guide; reasons and year notes come from the problems those guides list. Always get an independent pre-purchase inspection.