1995 Ford Contour: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 1323 complaints
1323
Total Complaints
89,007mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Top Issue
48
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

66,700 25th Percentile
89,007 Median Mileage
124,472 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
69
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
63
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
48
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
47
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
46
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
42
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
42
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
36
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
35
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
34

Severity Assessment

48
Crashes
82
Fires
53
Injuries
11
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"VEHICLE PERIODICALLY STALLS OR BUCKS WHILE IDLING OR DRIVING. TT"
"FUEL PUMP FAILED, CAUSING INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AK"
"REMOVED KEY WHILE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND CAR ROLLED AWAY WHILE IN DRIVE. TT"

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