1994 Ford Probe: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 207 complaints
207
Total Complaints
84,000mi
Median Mileage
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
Top Issue
25
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

75,000 25th Percentile
84,000 Median Mileage
106,474 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
23
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
22
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
15
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
11
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
9
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
8
SEAT BELTS
7
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
6
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CALIPER
6
PARKING BRAKE
4

Severity Assessment

25
Crashes
11
Fires
22
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"AUTOMATIC SEATBELTS MALFUNCTION. TT"
"FUEL IGNITED WHEN RELEASING GAS TANK CAP, RESULTING IN A FIRE/INJURY. *AK *AK"
"GEAR SHIFTER HARD TO GET INTO REVERSE. *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