Worst years for a Ford Econoline
Owners have filed 1,154 complaints about the Ford Econoline with NHTSA across model years 1979 to 2019. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.
Every Ford Econoline 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2017 | — | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2016 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2012 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2010 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2009 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 2003 | C | 27 | 0 | 3 | 35,000 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 2002 | B | 25 | 0 | 3 | 96,517 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2001 | B | 31 | 1 | 2 | 80,633 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 2000 | C | 46 | 4 | 5 | 50,000 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 1999 | D | 102 | 13 | 5 | 76,589 | Brakes |
| 1998 | B | 61 | 0 | 1 | 79,000 | Brakes |
| 1997 | D | 100 | 12 | 2 | 85,700 | Brakes |
| 1996 | D | 96 | 8 | 13 | 87,500 | Brakes |
| 1995 | D | 98 | 3 | 7 | 21,000 | Brakes |
| 1994 | F | 164 | 10 | 14 | 93,000 | Brakes |
| 1993 | C | 71 | 4 | 7 | 103,000 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 1992 | — | 113 | 13 | 12 | 151,500 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 1991 | — | 37 | 11 | 1 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1990 | — | 38 | 2 | 6 | — | Brakes |
| 1989 | — | 41 | 0 | 4 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1988 | — | 33 | 1 | 4 | — | Electrical System |
| 1987 | — | 19 | 0 | 2 | — | Brakes |
| 1986 | — | 7 | 1 | 3 | — | Electrical System |
| 1985 | — | 15 | 1 | 4 | — | Electrical System |
| 1984 | — | 10 | 1 | 2 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1983 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Tires |
| 1982 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1980 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1979 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | Electrical System |
What breaks on a Ford Econoline
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 Econoline
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Ford Econoline, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Ford Econoline 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 Econoline
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.