1993 Ford Aerostar: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 541 complaints
541
Total Complaints
149,000mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
Top Issue
45
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

120,000 25th Percentile
149,000 Median Mileage
182,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
48
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
24
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
22
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
21
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
19
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
17
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
17
AIR BAGS
15
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
13
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
12

Severity Assessment

45
Crashes
49
Fires
40
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"ELECTRICAL: TURN SIGNALS; HEAT/AIR BLOWER SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN; ENGINE LIGHTS COMES ON; INTERMITTENT PROBLEM; NO WARNING; SOMETIMES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON"
"ABS BRAKE FAILURE, CONTINUES WEAR OF FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS, EXPERIENCED A VIBRATION IN FRONT END OF VEHICLE AND PEDAL FADES WHEN MAKING A STOP. TT"
"LEFT REAR AXLE BROKE, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURY. *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