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Hi, I'm Dustin Abbott and I'm here to give you my 25,000 mile update on the 2022 Ford
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Maverick XLT Hybrid that I happen to be driving. Now, I gave you a review about a year ago, but I've now hit, I've actually passed about
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almost 2,000 miles ago, past the 25,000 mile threshold. And so I've been wanting to do film an update to let you know how things are going, what
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I'm liking about the truck and what has kind of cropped up as being issues along the way
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So first of all, a check-in on how my mileage is going. Now, you might be able to tell out the window that it is the dead of winter here in Ontario
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And so I actually got the vehicle at the end of April
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So still some cold temperatures in Ontario at that point, intermittently. And so this would be the second winter that I've gone through
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That obviously does take a hit on the overall fuel economy, particularly when it's extremely
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cold as it does get here sometimes. And so at this point, I am averaging 37 miles a gallon overall
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And so that includes all types of driving, including towing, towing a utility trailer
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for a variety of different functions. And so not bad for a truck overall, particularly for a vehicle that is so incredibly versatile
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for doing so many different things. Also just in terms of general maintenance, at this point I have had a zero issue with
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things like brakes, no brake service needed after nearly two years. I'm still on original tires, though I will note I do use winter tires
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So that means that my original summers only get used for here about seven months of the
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year, eight months tops, as opposed to being used constantly. Now on the brake front, one of the advantages of the hybrid powertrain is that if you're
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trying to drive efficiently, a lot of your braking actually is regenerative braking
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which doesn't involve the mechanical brakes at all. And every now and then it's actually good to step on it a little bit harder just to
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make sure that you're not getting rust on those rotors and it's good for them to be used
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But because of that, I fully anticipate it's going to take much longer than my typical cycle on a vehicle before I need to do any kind of brake work or brake maintenance
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So updates as far as some of my issues and complaints at this point, I have had over
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time some intermittent Bluetooth related issues, mostly that either my phone would be connected
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and then it would just randomly disconnect and then I would have issues with reconnection
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or just when you're getting in the vehicle, not connecting. This took a while to resolve, but fortunately one of the over the air updates for the entertainment
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system did fix that Bluetooth issue. And so at this point, everything works stable and consistently as it should
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So it was an issue. If you're thinking about buying this vehicle in the future, it probably won't be an issue
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because it has been resolved via firmware. I also had what I think to be more of a vehicle specific issue where I was having an intermittent
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issue with my interior and approach lights. And so when I would come up to the vehicle and unlock it with the key fob, sometimes
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I would have no interior lights getting in. And of course, you know, as that would be particularly annoying going into the winter
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months where it gets dark quite early. And so there's a lot of times where you're driving in the dark because it was intermittent
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It took a little while to diagnose. I took it in, took the vehicle in and brought the complaint on a couple of times, but because
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it wasn't doing it at the time when I actually had a scheduled appointment, they weren't
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able to diagnose it. So I ended up going to the dealership during a time when there actually was, it was actually
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doing the issue. So it was an unscheduled appointment, but I just came in and told the service department
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okay, here's what I've been talking about. They sent a tech out. He saw what was taking place, schedule appointment, and they were able to do some flashing and
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updating of certain systems. And through that, it seems to have solved that problem
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I haven't had any issues with it after that point. My other kind of critique that is probably largely centered around the 2022 model, it
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being the first year for a brand new vehicle, was that there have been a ton of recalls
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at this point. And I think I'm at at least six recalls
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And while obviously all of that, I haven't actually experienced any of the issues that
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were covered in the recall. And it doesn't cost me anything because it's all done under warranty, obviously, but it
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does, doesn't change the fact that I've had to have at least six
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It actually, in some cases has been, it's probably been more like seven or eight service
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appointments because there's been a few occasions where they ended up not having all the parts
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that they needed. And so it had to be a secondary followup
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So that's days without having my vehicle, it's days of interruption. And so as a by-product, you know, that's, it's just been a bit of an annoyance
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And so fortunately, again, I've not experienced any of those issues that were covered there
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but there has been a lot of recalls. So fortunately, that's a fairly brief list of complaints about the vehicle or issues
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that I've had. So some of the positives that I want to report at a, you know, now a long-term update on
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the vehicle. The first of those is that the interior is holding up really, really well
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I have, I've used this truck hard. I've done a lot of major construction projects
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And so unfortunately, there's been a few times I've gotten things as terrible as tar on the
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seats and had to really try to clean that. And you don't clean tar up with just a nice gentle detergent
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You typically have to use something that's a little more aggressive. I've gotten lots of drywall dust in here
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I've done many trips to the dump. And so, you know, that unique filth that you bring back into your vehicle, all of those
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types of things. But the interior has always cleaned up really well
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There's no evidence of wear on the seats, even, you know, moving in and out of it a
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lot of times as you do over the period of course of time. So kudos to Ford
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This interior, as noted, it has some stylish elements, but it's not a high-end interior
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in terms of the material. But at the same time, it is one that has proven to be tough and stable and still looks good
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Now, in the middle of winter, it's desperately in need of a detailed cleaning, which is hard
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to do in the middle of winter sometimes. But at the same time, I do give it high marks for holding up at that point
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Another thing that I'm continually reminded of every day during yet another winter with
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the vehicle, and that is that both the seat and the steering wheel warmers are fantastic
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These really do a great job. And people who come in the vehicle that, you know, haven't ridden in it before, they almost
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always comment on, number one, how quickly the seat warmers warm up, and number two
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how hot that they get. And of course, nicely, there are three different stages
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And so even though it is, it gets hot fast and it is very hot on the highest setting
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you do have the option of toning that down. And so I really give it high marks on that
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As noted already, it continues to be an extremely efficient vehicle. There is no other truck on the market that really is comparing to this when it comes
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to overall efficiency. And unlike a pure EV, you obviously have none of the limitations in terms of charging or
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you know, range hesitation. It is not unusual at all for me to get, particularly during the summer months, for me to get upwards
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of over 500 miles per tank, which is incredible when you consider how small this actual, the
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tank actually is. And so it has great range. It is extremely efficient
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And if you happen to be working around town, it is, it's really amazing the kind of mileage
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you can get. I've also been really impressed by, you know, the many times that I'm pulling a trailer
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or I've got a full load in the back and yet I'm still dropping into electric mode and
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you know, using no fuel at the moment and still getting, you know, for, you know, the
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trip that I'm driving, getting really, really good efficiency results. That's really impressive to me
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And so kudos to them. After all of this time, the vehicle still continues to be very nice to drive
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The suspension is riding really well. You might be able to tell a little bit of bounce in this as we get towards the later
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part of winter, as we are right now, this is a late February
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Our roads heave a lot. And so they're incredibly rough, but despite that, this vehicle does handle it really well
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I'm going over a section right now where I'm really reminded because it is just one bump
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after another, but the vehicle drives really nicely, continues to ride well
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And there has not been any introduction of squeaks and rattles into the chassis or really
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into the interior bits either. And so that's something that has held up really well over time
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Other positive is that there really have been no actual mechanical issues
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I went back through my service receipts yesterday in preparation and doing a little bit of research
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ahead of this review. And I noted that as I look back, it's all of my receipts are either just doing typical
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oil change type work, and then it's the recall based stuff that I've already mentioned, but
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I've had no actual service work needed on any extra issue outside of that
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And so that is a huge kudos to them. Another thing I've been reminded of here in yet another winter is that while this is a
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front wheel drive only and the hybrid model continues to only come in only front wheel
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drive, at least through the 2024 model year. And while I would continue to like there to at least be an option to have an all wheel
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drive option, if you're choosing the hybrid powertrain, I will note that paired with a
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good set of winter tires that I've never yet gotten stuck once in this vehicle, even in
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other situations where other people, for example, trying to get out of, you know, on this particular
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day from the shot, you can see that the snow was deep in this, this particular parking
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lot that I was in. And I watched other people trying to get out and they were taking six, seven passes, you
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know, trying to work their way out of this because there's a bit of a grade leaving it
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But when I went to, I was, you know, a little bit nervous coming up to it, but I, in one
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shot the Maverick just pulled steadily out of there and I had zero issues
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And so it has continued to be a really stable platform in driving in winter, even though
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it is front wheel drive only. It's a confident winter vehicle. The final thing that I will point to, and this is something that I recognize is subject
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to change in the maybe even near future, but that is at least to this point, this vehicle
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has held its value incredibly well. Now that's at least in large part because there continues to be more demand than what
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there is supply for the Maverick, particularly for the hybrid version. But I noted, I did some research on auto trader yesterday and I found that right now I would
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have no problem selling my truck for at least as much as what I paid for a brand new
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So it's hard to argue against that kind of economics from a value proposition when a
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vehicle that you bought new almost two years ago is still worth every penny that you paid
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for it and more. Now obviously that is most likely to change at least somewhat when there is sufficient
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supply of new vehicles on the lots. But at the same time, I have a sense that this is probably a vehicle that's going to
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hold its value quite well because it seems to be aging well and it has such incredible
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utility and practicality to it. So bottom line is after nearly two years and about 27,000 miles, I still think very often
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as I'm approaching my truck, I love that truck. I love the color of it
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I love the way that it drives. I love its efficiency and I really love the overall utility of the vehicle
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I have done so many things with it, things that I never would have dreamed of doing in
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a car and even if I owned a similarly sized SUV, things that I wouldn't dream of doing
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in a vehicle like that. So the question is, is after nearly two years of ownership and about 27,000 miles, is this
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the kind of vehicle that I would buy another one of? And the short answer to that is absolutely
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I love the vehicle and everyone that has been exposed to it, they seem to really like it
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as well. And of course right now they're still rare enough on the road that whenever I see another
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Maverick driver, it's funny how we just instinctively are doing a little bit of wave, a nod to each
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other, recognizing that we're some of the lucky people that are driving what is both
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a very inexpensive but also very, very cool vehicle. I'm Dustin Abbott and if you want more information, you can reference back to my original review
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but I hope that this has given you some practical insight on how I like the Ford Maverick 2022
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XLT Hybrid after nearly two years of use. As always, thanks for watching
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Have a great day and let the light in
