Ford Crown Victoria
Owners filed 2,857 complaints across 22 model years of the Ford Crown Victoria. The 1992 drew the most (310).
Model years22
Complaints2,857
Recalls139
Fires136
Deaths18
Which Ford Crown Victoria years should you avoid?
Going by 2,857 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Ford Crown Victoria years to avoid are 1992, 1997 and 1996.
- 1992310 complaints, 2.5× a typical Crown Victoria year, most often about the brakes.
- 1997288 complaints, 2.3× a typical Crown Victoria year, most often about the engine.
- 1996276 complaints, 2.2× a typical Crown Victoria year, most often about the engine.
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 Crown Victoria model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 23 | 2 | — | 1 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2010 | 12 | 2 | — | 3 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2009 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2008 | 50 | 3 | 3 | 11 | Steering | Fatalities reported | |
| 2007 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 6 | Steering | Fatalities reported | |
| 2006 | 53 | 3 | — | 10 | Steering | Fatalities reported | |
| 2005 | 193 | 6 | 2 | 13 | Exterior Lighting | Fatalities reported | |
| 2004 | 138 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Exterior Lighting | Routine | |
| 2003 | 249 | 7 | 4 | 16 | Exterior Lighting | Above average | |
| 2002 | 58 | 5 | 3 | 9 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2001 | 53 | 7 | 2 | 9 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 2000 | 85 | 10 | 2 | 6 | Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly | Routine | |
| 1999 | 134 | 8 | 4 | 6 | Wheels › Hub | Fatalities reported | |
| 1998 | 119 | 10 | 6 | 3 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | Routine | |
| 1997Avoid | 288 | 11 | 15 | 9 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe | Above average | |
| 1996Avoid | 276 | 12 | 16 | 13 | Fuel System, Gasoline › Carburetor System | Fatalities reported | |
| 1995 | 250 | 12 | 11 | 15 | Steering › Linkages | Above average | |
| 1994 | 192 | 7 | 14 | 20 | Vehicle Speed Control | Fatalities reported | |
| 1993 | 182 | 9 | 11 | 14 | Vehicle Speed Control | Fatalities reported | |
| 1992Avoid | 310 | 9 | 24 | 18 | Vehicle Speed Control | Fatalities reported | |
| 1991 | 55 | 4 | 5 | 8 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 1990 | 43 | 3 | 7 | 7 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.