FaultScore

Worst years for a Ford Cvpi

Owners have filed 153 complaints about the Ford Cvpi with NHTSA across model years 1994 to 2005. More of them are about the wheels than anything else.

Avoid

2003 Ford Cvpi

85 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly wheels.

Cleanest on record

2004 Ford Cvpi

22 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Ford Cvpi 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.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2005 B 22 0 0 69,600 Lights
2004 A 22 0 1 91,925 Wheels
2003 C 85 1 0 92,871 Wheels
2002 3 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2001 1 0 0 Brakes
2000 4 0 1 Engine & Cooling
1999 6 0 0 178,000 Lights
1998 5 0 0 98,500 Engine & Cooling
1997 1 0 0 Steering
1996 2 1 0 Engine & Cooling
1995 1 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
1994 1 0 0 Acceleration & Cruise Control

What breaks on a Ford Cvpi

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Wheels 76 49.7%

Worst in 2003

Lights 23 15.0%

Worst in 2003

Electrical System 12 7.8%

Worst in 2004

Fuel & Propulsion 8 5.2%

Worst in 2003

Engine & Cooling 7 4.6%

Worst in 1998

Tires 6 3.9%

Worst in 2003

Steering 5 3.3%

Worst in 2003

Brakes 5 3.3%

Worst in 2005

Suspension 3 2.0%

Worst in 2003

Acceleration & Cruise Control 3 2.0%

Worst in 2005

Transmission & Drivetrain 1 0.7%

Worst in 2004

Body & Structure 1 0.7%

Worst in 1996

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 0.7%

Worst in 2005

Seat Belts 1 0.7%

Worst in 1999

Exactly what failed on a Ford Cvpi

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

RIM 49 70.0%
Headlights 5 7.1%
Fuel Pump 3 4.3%
Engine 3 4.3%
Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe 2 2.9%
Rear 2 2.9%
Ignition 2 2.9%
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 2 2.9%
Tank Assembly 1 1.4%
Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire 1 1.4%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Ford Cvpi, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 2003 peak 12 Nov 2015

Compare the Ford Cvpi

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.