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Two years ago today I purchased a XLT Maverick Hybrid, it's been a real journey since then. Lots of firsts for sure, and some that I hope are lasts. The entire process from ordering to living with this truck as my one and only vehicle has been a mixed bag. I don't have a long distance commute, just a 25-30 minute drive to work, so I'm only at a little over 15k miles.
This picture below is from within the first month, August 2022. At that point the only add-on was a backflip MX4. Added Lasfit LED's winter of 2022, not sure I'd bother doing it again. Winter of 2022 I swapped the OEM tires out for Nokina WR-G4 all weather tire, not a bad tire all around compared to the stock ones. Think I'd get CC2s, they were out of stock everywhere when I got new tires, so that was that. In March of 2023 I added Elevate rails and bed rack. Perfect for work stuff, and fun stuff.
Over all driving impressions and comfort is where I will start. Driving the Maverick is pleasant for the most part, cannot say it's been bad. Not a lot of rattling other than on rough roads, some of the rattle is likely my stuff under the back seat, and some of it is plastic being plastic. Handling is good in all the weather conditions I've driven in, sunny, wet, snow, and icy, so with the right tires for the conditions, no problems at all. I used to play around with drive modes at the beginning, but haven't touched the button since the last time I took a heavy load to the dump in the winter. For a boaty SUV like vehicle the Maverick handles well, I find it better than the 2013 RAV4 Limited I had before, but not as nice as my Camry Hybrid was. Handling does change with loads, as one would expect, so you do have to be more cautious once you have 500+ pounds in the bed. I maxed out payload once, and that was interesting, just a big adjustment for braking. As for the seats, I've only ever sat in the driver seat and it's comfortable enough. I tend to get uncomfortable after sitting for over an hour period, so it's no fault of the truck once I'm past that point. I haven't heard any complaints from passengers about seat comfort.
The utility of the Maverick is by far it's best feature, I've loaded up with soil, mulch, and taken plenty of loads of green waste away. It's been great for transporting my kayak and camping gear. This past spring I add a mini tent trailer to the list and that is working out very well. Being able to do all that and averaging over 5.1L/100km (over 40MPG) overall has been great.
The so far so goods:
Unlike some people I've had no issues with the front windshield, still have the original OEM glass. So far no CV axle issues. I have had deep sleep, but I don't use the Fordpass app, I have remote start on the key fob. Since I had the last set of recall updates done in mid-June 2024 the truck has not gone into deep sleep, at least not yet and the truck gets driven 5 days a week minimum. Interior plastic is holding up fine, a few scratches, but nothing more than in any other vehicle I've owned and in the same places too. No paint issues. I scratched a little bit off of the rail behind the back window with some yard waste, but that was easily fixed. I put some protective automotive tape there, no more chance of paint loss. Most importantly the truck has never lost power, and never not started.
The only real not so goods are due to the laundry list of recalls (9), plus the customer satisfaction programs, and some minor build quality issues. The high mount brake light filled up with condensation starting last winter for example. The infotainment system still freezes up sometimes, just last week the backup camera froze the system, had to do a hard reset because it would not turn off even after turning the truck off. Hopefully no new issues come up, and no more recalls! I've had airbags done, and engine fire recall stuff (3x), along with tail lights and a bunch of other stuff, some of which were never an issue. Airbag recall was done really well, which took two days, never would have known they'd done it after. All the software stuff was done reasonably fast, first bunch took more than a day for some reason. The only real negative experience has been dealership related, but that's not really an issue with the Maverick itself.
To wrap thing up I think the Maverick has been a good vehicle to own, not trouble free by any means, but not a total nightmare either.
This picture below is from within the first month, August 2022. At that point the only add-on was a backflip MX4. Added Lasfit LED's winter of 2022, not sure I'd bother doing it again. Winter of 2022 I swapped the OEM tires out for Nokina WR-G4 all weather tire, not a bad tire all around compared to the stock ones. Think I'd get CC2s, they were out of stock everywhere when I got new tires, so that was that. In March of 2023 I added Elevate rails and bed rack. Perfect for work stuff, and fun stuff.
Over all driving impressions and comfort is where I will start. Driving the Maverick is pleasant for the most part, cannot say it's been bad. Not a lot of rattling other than on rough roads, some of the rattle is likely my stuff under the back seat, and some of it is plastic being plastic. Handling is good in all the weather conditions I've driven in, sunny, wet, snow, and icy, so with the right tires for the conditions, no problems at all. I used to play around with drive modes at the beginning, but haven't touched the button since the last time I took a heavy load to the dump in the winter. For a boaty SUV like vehicle the Maverick handles well, I find it better than the 2013 RAV4 Limited I had before, but not as nice as my Camry Hybrid was. Handling does change with loads, as one would expect, so you do have to be more cautious once you have 500+ pounds in the bed. I maxed out payload once, and that was interesting, just a big adjustment for braking. As for the seats, I've only ever sat in the driver seat and it's comfortable enough. I tend to get uncomfortable after sitting for over an hour period, so it's no fault of the truck once I'm past that point. I haven't heard any complaints from passengers about seat comfort.
The utility of the Maverick is by far it's best feature, I've loaded up with soil, mulch, and taken plenty of loads of green waste away. It's been great for transporting my kayak and camping gear. This past spring I add a mini tent trailer to the list and that is working out very well. Being able to do all that and averaging over 5.1L/100km (over 40MPG) overall has been great.
The so far so goods:
Unlike some people I've had no issues with the front windshield, still have the original OEM glass. So far no CV axle issues. I have had deep sleep, but I don't use the Fordpass app, I have remote start on the key fob. Since I had the last set of recall updates done in mid-June 2024 the truck has not gone into deep sleep, at least not yet and the truck gets driven 5 days a week minimum. Interior plastic is holding up fine, a few scratches, but nothing more than in any other vehicle I've owned and in the same places too. No paint issues. I scratched a little bit off of the rail behind the back window with some yard waste, but that was easily fixed. I put some protective automotive tape there, no more chance of paint loss. Most importantly the truck has never lost power, and never not started.
The only real not so goods are due to the laundry list of recalls (9), plus the customer satisfaction programs, and some minor build quality issues. The high mount brake light filled up with condensation starting last winter for example. The infotainment system still freezes up sometimes, just last week the backup camera froze the system, had to do a hard reset because it would not turn off even after turning the truck off. Hopefully no new issues come up, and no more recalls! I've had airbags done, and engine fire recall stuff (3x), along with tail lights and a bunch of other stuff, some of which were never an issue. Airbag recall was done really well, which took two days, never would have known they'd done it after. All the software stuff was done reasonably fast, first bunch took more than a day for some reason. The only real negative experience has been dealership related, but that's not really an issue with the Maverick itself.
To wrap thing up I think the Maverick has been a good vehicle to own, not trouble free by any means, but not a total nightmare either.
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