Ford Probe
Owners filed 1,116 complaints across 9 model years of the Ford Probe. The 1990 drew the most (323); the 1999 the fewest (1).
Model years9
Complaints1,116
Recalls31
Fires31
Deaths3
Every Ford Probe model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Exterior Lighting › Headlights | Routine | |
| 1997 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 5 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | Routine | |
| 1996 | 52 | 4 | 1 | 3 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 1995 | 86 | 4 | 3 | 10 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 1994 | 166 | 4 | 7 | 16 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper | Fatalities reported | |
| 1993 | 205 | 4 | 8 | 21 | Electrical System › Ignition | Above average | |
| 1992 | 79 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Seat Belts | Fatalities reported | |
| 1991 | 177 | 4 | 5 | 3 | Seat Belts | Routine | |
| 1990 | 323 | 4 | 5 | 7 | Seat Belts | Fatalities reported |
Which Ford Probe years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1990 is the weakest year on record, with 323 complaints concentrated in the seat belts. It carries 4 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.