Ford Tempo
Owners filed 817 complaints across 11 model years of the Ford Tempo. The 1993 drew the most (227).
Which Ford Tempo years should you avoid?
No Ford Tempo year stands out. Across the 5 model years old enough to judge, none drew twice the complaints of a typical year (about 161), and none shows an unusual share of fires, crashes or deaths for its age.
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 Tempo model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer | Routine | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Electrical System › Ignition | Routine | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor | Routine | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Power Train › Axle Assembly › Axle Shaft | Routine | |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | Tires › Tread/Belt | Routine | |
| 1994 | 161 | 1 | 5 | 19 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 1993 | 227 | 2 | 5 | 16 | Seat Belts | Fatalities reported | |
| 1992 | 176 | 2 | 21 | 11 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 1991 | 110 | 1 | 6 | 11 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | Fatalities reported | |
| 1990 | 133 | 2 | 27 | 16 | Electrical System › Ignition | High concern |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.