diff --git a/selfdrive/car/ford/carstate.py b/selfdrive/car/ford/carstate.py
index f97225e9f2..21af1062f3 100644
--- a/selfdrive/car/ford/carstate.py
+++ b/selfdrive/car/ford/carstate.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class CarState(CarStateBase):
     # steering wheel
     ret.steeringAngleDeg = cp.vl["SteeringPinion_Data"]["StePinComp_An_Est"]
     ret.steeringTorque = cp.vl["EPAS_INFO"]["SteeringColumnTorque"]
-    ret.steeringPressed = abs(ret.steeringTorque) > CarControllerParams.STEER_DRIVER_ALLOWANCE
+    ret.steeringPressed = self.update_steering_pressed(abs(ret.steeringTorque) > CarControllerParams.STEER_DRIVER_ALLOWANCE, 5)
     ret.steerFaultTemporary = cp.vl["EPAS_INFO"]["EPAS_Failure"] == 1
     ret.steerFaultPermanent = cp.vl["EPAS_INFO"]["EPAS_Failure"] in (2, 3)
     # ret.espDisabled = False  # TODO: find traction control signal
diff --git a/selfdrive/car/ford/values.py b/selfdrive/car/ford/values.py
index 951cd09ba0..6be93269c4 100644
--- a/selfdrive/car/ford/values.py
+++ b/selfdrive/car/ford/values.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class CarControllerParams:
   BUTTONS_STEP = 10 / 2
 
   CURVATURE_MAX = 0.02  # Max curvature for steering command, m^-1
-  STEER_DRIVER_ALLOWANCE = 0.8  # Driver intervention threshold, Nm
+  STEER_DRIVER_ALLOWANCE = 1.0  # Driver intervention threshold, Nm
 
   # Curvature rate limits
   # TODO: unify field names used by curvature and angle control cars
diff --git a/selfdrive/test/process_replay/ref_commit b/selfdrive/test/process_replay/ref_commit
index e9016cc27c..c158382fe8 100644
--- a/selfdrive/test/process_replay/ref_commit
+++ b/selfdrive/test/process_replay/ref_commit
@@ -1 +1 @@
-70753c5f491de7432ff22f4ef560820ce9919b2e
+f7ff7e7d37c276c31d8d44c73a0091b5996650b1