Ford Aerostar
Owners filed 1,707 complaints across 11 model years of the Ford Aerostar. The 1993 drew the most (374).
Model years11
Complaints1,707
Recalls43
Fires247
Deaths10
Which Ford Aerostar years should you avoid?
Going by 1,707 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Ford Aerostar years to avoid are 1991.
- 19912.1× the usual share of fires, crashes and deaths for a car of its age (69 fires, 23 crashes, 1 death).
How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →
Every Ford Aerostar model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6 | 0 | — | 2 | Wheels | Routine | |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 | — | 3 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Gear Position Indication (prndl) | Fatalities reported | |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Electrical System › Wiring › Front Underhood | Routine | |
| 1997 | 63 | 5 | 2 | 5 | Electrical System › Ignition › Switch | Routine | |
| 1996 | 104 | 6 | 4 | 9 | Wheels | Routine | |
| 1995 | 157 | 7 | 18 | 16 | Electrical System › Ignition › Switch | Routine | |
| 1994 | 257 | 5 | 28 | 22 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 1993 | 374 | 4 | 38 | 37 | Electrical System › Ignition › Switch | High concern | |
| 1992 | 317 | 5 | 30 | 29 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Fatalities reported | |
| 1991Avoid | 223 | 4 | 69 | 23 | Electrical System › Ignition › Switch | Fatalities reported | |
| 1990 | 195 | 7 | 57 | 24 | Electrical System › Ignition › Switch | High concern |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.