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Ford seat belt problems

Owners have filed 6,456 complaints with NHTSA about the seat belts on Ford vehicles — 100% of everything reported about the brand, across 108 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Ford Escort, worst in 1995.

These are raw counts. A model that sold in millions appears near the top for that reason alone — the grade never compares one model with another.

6,456

Complaints

100%

Share of all Ford complaints

861

Crashes

51

Fires

Which Ford models have the most seat belt problems

Escort 660 10.2%

Worst in 1995

Explorer 660 10.2%

Worst in 1996

Taurus 553 8.6%

Worst in 1989

Probe 553 8.6%

Worst in 1990

F-150 466 7.2%

Worst in 2001

Mustang 316 4.9%

Worst in 2000

Expedition 316 4.9%

Worst in 2019

Fusion 280 4.3%

Worst in 2013

Escape 263 4.1%

Worst in 2013

Ranger 254 3.9%

Worst in 2001

Focus 250 3.9%

Worst in 2000

Tempo 232 3.6%

Worst in 1993

Thunderbird 175 2.7%

Worst in 1993

Windstar 164 2.5%

Worst in 1995

Aerostar 136 2.1%

Worst in 1989

Contour 111 1.7%

Worst in 1995

Festiva 102 1.6%

Worst in 1989

Edge 100 1.5%

Worst in 2019

Crown Victoria 73 1.1%

Worst in 1988

F-250 68 1.1%

Worst in 2001

F-250 SD 46 0.7%

Worst in 2001

Mustang GT 38 0.6%

Worst in 2002

Flex 35 0.5%

Worst in 2013

Bronco 33 0.5%

Worst in 2022

F-350 33 0.5%

Worst in 2001

Econoline 31 0.5%

Worst in 1994

Fiesta 30 0.5%

Worst in 2011

E-150 27 0.4%

Worst in 1994

F150 25 0.4%

Worst in 1988

Transit 25 0.4%

Worst in 2016

Fusion Hybrid 25 0.4%

Worst in 2013

Worst Ford model years for seat belt problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
1990 Ford Probe 291 77% 107,000 F
1995 Ford Escort 162 22% 105,880 F
1991 Ford Probe 149 75% 100,000 F
1989 Ford Taurus 144 19% 200,000 C
1993 Ford Escort 112 23% 66,590 F
2013 Ford Fusion 100 4% 63,000 C
2019 Ford Expedition 98 15% 79,500 F
1994 Ford Escort 82 23% 66,090 F
1996 Ford Explorer 81 4% 140,000 D
1996 Ford Escort 80 31% 89,535 F
2001 Ford F-150 80 6% 80,500 C
2014 Ford Fusion 76 4% 61,000 C
1991 Ford Escort 73 18% 135,000 F
1993 Ford Tempo 64 20% — F
1999 Ford Taurus 63 6% 60,500 C
1995 Ford Explorer 60 6% 120,000 D
1992 Ford Probe 57 56% 106,000 F
1997 Ford Explorer 57 3% 144,160 D
2000 Ford Focus 54 1% 35,650 F
2002 Ford F-150 50 5% 94,500 B

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