Worst years for a Ford Contour
Owners have filed 4,570 complaints about the Ford Contour with NHTSA across model years 1993 to 2001. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Avoid
1995 Ford Contour1,323 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.
Every Ford Contour 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Body & Structure |
| 2000 | B | 248 | 12 | 1 | 55,000 | Body & Structure |
| 1999 | C | 616 | 39 | 19 | 60,000 | Body & Structure |
| 1998 | D | 1,189 | 56 | 23 | 80,910 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1997 | B | 314 | 14 | 11 | 93,000 | Electrical System |
| 1996 | C | 858 | 42 | 31 | 90,000 | Electrical System |
| 1995 | D | 1,323 | 48 | 82 | 89,007 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1994 | A | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 1993 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
What breaks on a Ford Contour
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 Contour
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Ford Contour, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Ford Contour 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 Contour
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.