1990 Ford Aerostar: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 254 complaints
254
Total Complaints
60,000mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
Top Issue
32
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

36,000 25th Percentile
60,000 Median Mileage
156,071 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
23
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
18
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
18
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
14
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
14
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
13
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
11
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
9
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
8
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
8

Severity Assessment

32
Crashes
65
Fires
25
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"ERRATIC OPERATION OF ELECTRONIC GAS GAUGE. UPON STARTING A GALLON OF GAS POSSIBLY IS LOST. TT"
"PLACED VEHICLE INTO PARK VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD. TT"
"REPLACED RADIATOR. *AK"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28