Worst years for a Ford Aerostar
Owners have filed 3,109 complaints about the Ford Aerostar with NHTSA across model years 1986 to 2000. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.
Avoid
1993 Ford Aerostar541 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.
Every Ford Aerostar year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | C | 11 | 4 | 0 | 60,005 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1999 | B | 13 | 6 | 0 | 80,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1998 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | Electrical System |
| 1997 | C | 83 | 6 | 8 | 99,500 | Electrical System |
| 1996 | C | 124 | 13 | 4 | 124,000 | Brakes |
| 1995 | C | 204 | 22 | 20 | 140,000 | Electrical System |
| 1994 | D | 384 | 28 | 33 | 120,000 | Electrical System |
| 1993 | F | 541 | 45 | 49 | 149,000 | Electrical System |
| 1992 | — | 439 | 38 | 42 | 147,840 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1991 | — | 282 | 28 | 78 | — | Electrical System |
| 1990 | — | 254 | 32 | 65 | 60,000 | Electrical System |
| 1989 | — | 328 | 26 | 92 | 160,000 | Electrical System |
| 1988 | — | 230 | 8 | 45 | 120,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1987 | — | 140 | 7 | 53 | — | Electrical System |
| 1986 | — | 72 | 3 | 26 | — | Electrical System |
What breaks on a Ford Aerostar
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Ford Aerostar
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Ford Aerostar, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Ford Aerostar problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Ford Aerostar
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.