Ford Aspire
Owners filed 211 complaints across 4 model years of the Ford Aspire. The 1995 drew the most (64).
Model years4
Complaints211
Recalls2
Fires7
Deaths3
Which Ford Aspire years should you avoid?
Going by 211 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Ford Aspire years to avoid are 1994.
- 19942.3× the usual share of fires, crashes and deaths for a car of its age (2 fires, 16 crashes, 2 deaths).
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 Aspire model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 6 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 1996 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 1995 | 64 | 0 | 2 | 17 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 1994Avoid | 54 | 2 | 2 | 16 | Air Bags › Frontal | Fatalities reported |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.