Ford Maverick
Ranked 3 of 8 pickup trucks by recommenders
People recommend it as a useful compact truck with good hybrid mileage and 4000 lb towing. Common caveat: small bed and rear seat, and dealers marked prices above MSRP.
People recommend it as a useful compact truck with good hybrid mileage and 4000 lb towing. Common caveat: small bed and rear seat, and dealers marked prices above MSRP.
41 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 25
- criticize it
- 16
- approval share
- 61%
Recommended in 8 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 25 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 1.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 8 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Good value for the price
“It's still a truck you can get for $26k-28k and is only about $3k more than the cheapest cars sold in America.”
Comment from 11 Jun 2026 in “How do you design a $30k electric pickup? Inside Ford's skunkworks” “The price was good, its a smaller compact truck and very good on utility.”
Comment from 16 Dec 2025 in “Ford kills the All-Electric F-150” “far better equipped Ford Maverick hybrid just around $30k”
Comment from 24 Jun 2026 in “Slate EV truck starts at $24,950” - Comment from 26 Jun 2026 in “Slate EV truck starts at $24,950”
Strong fuel economy, especially hybrid
“The 2.5 hybrid in the Maverick is better than any 4 cyl GM could plop into a mini truck at the moment.”
Comment from 15 Jan 2026 in “Ford F-150 Lightning outsold the Cybertruck and was then canceled for poor sales” “the hybrid Maverick gets ~35-40 mpg, 3-4x what any full sized pickup will get”
Comment from 16 Dec 2025 in “Ford kills the All-Electric F-150” “Similar size, great mileage.”
Comment from 15 Jan 2026 in “Ford F-150 Lightning outsold the Cybertruck and was then canceled for poor sales” Useful bed for hauling materials
“Well it fits sheets of 4x8. I finished half my basement with supplies and tools trucked around in my Mav.”
Comment from 25 Jun 2026 in “Slate EV truck starts at $24,950” “It gets 500 miles tank of gas, a full bed for carrying stuff, outlets in the bed”
Comment from 21 Jan 2026 in “Germany Forces Lexus to Remotely Kill Car Heating in Dead of Winter” “clever bed that fits 4x8 sheets with the tailgate halfway”
Comment from 23 Jun 2026 in “75% More Pedestrians Have Been Killed Since 2009. Giant Trucks and SUVs Are Why” Tows 4000 lbs with sway control
“The Maverick has way more power than the old Ranger and weighs about 600 lbs more, plus it has trailer sway control.”
Comment from 14 Jan 2026 in “Ford F-150 Lightning outsold the Cybertruck and was then canceled for poor sales” “It can tow 4000 lbs. That covers a whole lot of use cases.”
Comment from 14 Jan 2026 in “Ford F-150 Lightning outsold the Cybertruck and was then canceled for poor sales”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Sold above MSRP, markups at dealers
“The Ford Maverick sold out for it's first few years despite them upping the price repeatedly.”
Comment from 18 Mar 2026 in “Honda is killing its EVs – and any chance of competing in the future” “Ford didn't make very many of them, and the ones they did make got up to $15,000 over MSRP”
Comment from 17 Mar 2026 in “Honda is killing its EVs – and any chance of competing in the future” “Ford announced the Maverick, it got so much excitement that it sold out and dealerships sold for over MSRP.”
Comment from 16 Dec 2025 in “Ford kills the All-Electric F-150” - Comment from 16 Dec 2025 in “Ford kills the All-Electric F-150”
- Comment from 15 Dec 2025 in “Ford kills the All-Electric F-150”
Small bed and rear seat
“I agree that the Maverick's bed is small and the back seat is small.”
Comment from 15 Jan 2026 in “Ford F-150 Lightning outsold the Cybertruck and was then canceled for poor sales” “The 60/73 beds of the tacoma are certainly better than the mavericks”
Comment from 20 Jul 2026 in “REO Trucks I4 4WD Pickup Truck Starts at $21,500” “the rear is too small to comfortably fit kids, especially in car seats”
Comment from 14 Jan 2026 in “Ford F-150 Lightning outsold the Cybertruck and was then canceled for poor sales” - Comment from 24 Jun 2026 in “Slate EV truck starts at $24,950”
- Comment from 19 Nov 2025 in “Gymkhana's 1978 Subaru Brat with 9,500-RPM Redline, Active Aero”
Screen-based controls and electronics problems
“I no longer receive updates to the infotainment system and I can't unlock the doors with my phone”
Comment from 5 Nov 2025 in “Carice TC2 – A non-digital electric car” “All the AC/Heat/Etc controls were on the screen. Couldn't stand it.”
Comment from 22 Apr 2026 in “Alberta Startup Sells No-Tech Tractors for Half Price” “The volume button (dial) broke on my Ford Maverick in summer.”
Comment from 6 Jul 2026 in “Car touchscreens are cheap, not good” Towing no better than small crossovers
“The Maverick is not a working truck, which was my original point.”
Comment from 14 Jan 2026 in “Ford F-150 Lightning outsold the Cybertruck and was then canceled for poor sales” “It's got the same towing capacity of an older Kia Sportage.”
Comment from 14 Jan 2026 in “Ford F-150 Lightning outsold the Cybertruck and was then canceled for poor sales”
Other pickup trucks people recommend
The four most recommended other pickup trucks, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford F-150 | 44 | 51 | 46% | 9 | — | — |
| Toyota Hilux | 27 | 2 | 93% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Ford MaverickThis page | 25 | 16 | 61% | 8 | — | — |
| Toyota Tacoma | 22 | 16 | 58% | 9 | 11 yrs5 owners | — |
| Ford Ranger | 19 | 8 | 70% | 8 | — | Approved |
What people said
40 of the 52 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the Maverick is a lot more 'comfy' than my WRX from a posture standpoint”
“Mazda/Toyota hybrids and the Ford Maverick are on my shortlist”
“The 60/73 beds of the tacoma are certainly better than the mavericks”
“Well as a Maverick person, I'll say the following”
“The volume button (dial) broke on my Ford Maverick in summer.”
“you arguably get much more for your money with the Ford”
“Well it fits sheets of 4x8. I finished half my basement with supplies and tools trucked around in my Mav.”
“the ride/handling is better than a body-on-frame compact pickup”
“The Maverick is barely a truck because of the bed size.”
“Ford Maverick is a hybrid for about the same price and I could definitely lean more easily towards that kind combo”
“far better equipped Ford Maverick hybrid just around $30k”
“clever bed that fits 4x8 sheets with the tailgate halfway”
“you get all the benefits of two types of vehicles.”
“It's still a truck you can get for $26k-28k and is only about $3k more than the cheapest cars sold in America.”
“All the AC/Heat/Etc controls were on the screen. Couldn't stand it.”
“The Ford Maverick sold out for it's first few years despite them upping the price repeatedly.”
“Ford didn't make very many of them, and the ones they did make got up to $15,000 over MSRP”
“It gets 500 miles tank of gas, a full bed for carrying stuff, outlets in the bed”
“a far better choice on emissions grounds”
“The 2.5 hybrid in the Maverick is better than any 4 cyl GM could plop into a mini truck at the moment.”
“I agree that the Maverick's bed is small and the back seat is small.”
“Similar size, great mileage.”
“Ford Maverick seems to fit the bill for compact stuff though”
“the rear is too small to comfortably fit kids, especially in car seats”
“The Maverick has way more power than the old Ranger and weighs about 600 lbs more, plus it has trailer sway control.”
“The Maverick is not a working truck, which was my original point.”
“Ford Maverick sales have been exceptionally strong, setting records in 2025”
“It can tow 4000 lbs. That covers a whole lot of use cases.”
“It's got the same towing capacity of an older Kia Sportage.”
“A Maverick or Kei truck is lighter and safer than a lot of cars on the road while being way more useful.”
“the hybrid Maverick gets ~35-40 mpg, 3-4x what any full sized pickup will get”
“An excellent truck for day-to-day driving and weekend tasks.”
“you can fit 4x8 in a Maverick, and that's barely a truck”
“I would trade this truck for an all electric or mostly electric Maverick as long as it had enough cabin space for my needs”
“The price was good, its a smaller compact truck and very good on utility.”
“Ford announced the Maverick, it got so much excitement that it sold out and dealerships sold for over MSRP.”
“promised a $20k Maverick and let the stealerships mark it up to over $40k”
“they've jacked it by like almost twice the price since debut”
“you can't carry 4x8 sheet goods easily in these”
“I no longer receive updates to the infotainment system and I can't unlock the doors with my phone”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.