Worst years for a Ford Crown Victoria
Owners have filed 3,978 complaints about the Ford Crown Victoria with NHTSA across model years 1980 to 2011. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Avoid
1996 Ford Crown Victoria358 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.
Cleanest on record
2010 Ford Crown Victoria14 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Ford Crown Victoria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | B | 32 | 3 | 0 | 37,002 | Steering |
| 2010 | B | 14 | 4 | 0 | 135,000 | Steering |
| 2009 | C | 59 | 8 | 3 | 91,609 | Steering |
| 2008 | C | 64 | 13 | 7 | 97,000 | Steering |
| 2007 | C | 76 | 10 | 1 | 103,000 | Steering |
| 2006 | C | 68 | 18 | 0 | 108,230 | Steering |
| 2005 | D | 240 | 17 | 2 | 80,000 | Lights |
| 2004 | C | 175 | 4 | 6 | 91,000 | Lights |
| 2003 | D | 303 | 19 | 6 | 95,171 | Lights |
| 2002 | C | 71 | 11 | 3 | 50,000 | Electrical System |
| 2001 | C | 70 | 11 | 2 | 80,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2000 | C | 103 | 7 | 3 | 86,158 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1999 | C | 174 | 9 | 5 | 80,584 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1998 | C | 138 | 3 | 9 | 89,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1997 | D | 340 | 10 | 20 | 86,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1996 | D | 358 | 17 | 21 | 108,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1995 | D | 318 | 22 | 14 | 95,500 | Steering |
| 1994 | D | 252 | 27 | 17 | 112,000 | Brakes |
| 1993 | D | 247 | 18 | 18 | 114,800 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1992 | — | 482 | 22 | 29 | 103,500 | Brakes |
| 1991 | — | 70 | 9 | 5 | — | Airbags |
| 1990 | — | 58 | 7 | 9 | — | Electrical System |
| 1989 | — | 86 | 3 | 22 | 117,000 | Electrical System |
| 1988 | — | 49 | 2 | 13 | — | Electrical System |
| 1987 | — | 48 | 2 | 15 | 94,000 | Electrical System |
| 1986 | — | 35 | 1 | 16 | — | Electrical System |
| 1985 | — | 24 | 1 | 9 | — | Electrical System |
| 1984 | — | 8 | 0 | 2 | — | Electrical System |
| 1983 | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 1982 | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | — | Electrical System |
| 1981 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1980 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
What breaks on a Ford Crown Victoria
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 Crown Victoria
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Ford Crown Victoria, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Ford Crown Victoria 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 Crown Victoria
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.