I'd rather have to search for proof for my claims anyways. It's better not to make financial decisions based on just here say.
Might be a bit anecdotal as I grew up in a farming area where every farmer loved them too, but they all swore by them. My dad used a ford diesel van for work that had like 400000 km when he was done, but that's also not quite the same thing.
I just checked out the ratings on "repairpal." Not sure how scientific their method is, but by the brief description offered, it seems pretty legitimate. The issue I have with their methodology lies in variation in individual models, or years can be quite substantial and I'm not sure if that is in some way accounted for. Even so. in so far as what they say, it appears as fords truck reliability is inversely proportional to the size of their trucks. The smaller they are, the more reliable they appear to be. This fits with my anecdotal experience, as the farmers generally had F150s. On their site, for full sized trucks, the f150 ranked above average at 7 of 17, the f250 below average at 15/17 and the f350 dead last. For their Midsized trucks, The Ranger ranked 3rd place out of 7. The ranking of their larger offerings are abysmal though, but this seems to be consistent with all trucks. I am assuming this is because they use repair cost as part of their metrics, and the giants probably just cost a lot more to fix. Amusingly, whatever metrics they used had Nissans offerings near top for both.
https://repairpal.com/reliability/fullsize-truck
https://repairpal.com/reliability/midsize-truck
My guess is based on the Mavericks design, the repair costs will be less substantial and less frequent as is the case with most hybrids. The ICE engine is comparatively small which would probably put it more in line with Compact SUVs. They designed this hybrid for this truck I understand so I unfortunately don't have a contemporary to compare it to, so time will tell. The integration and not having a transmission is smart though, I'm willing to bet it will work well. I understand it shares a platform with the escape which apparently scores above average on repairpal, but is obviously a sector inundated with better Japanese options. Time will just have to tell. I hope it turns out to be as good as I am hoping.
(Interesting takeaway from Repairpal. Apparently, the most reliable vehicle type is the Subcompact SUV, followed by Compact Car, then midsize car and our vehicle type, the subcompact car in 4th. The Mirage ranks 7/21 in Subcompacts, but super high of all vehicles.)