1995 Ford Escort: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 725 complaints
725
Total Complaints
99,500mi
Median Mileage
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
Top Issue
106
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

70,000 25th Percentile
99,500 Median Mileage
119,168 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
99
SEAT BELTS
78
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
56
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
33
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
22
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
21
AIR BAGS
20
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
18
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
16
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
16

Severity Assessment

106
Crashes
27
Fires
94
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHTS TURNED ON BY ITSELF WITHOUT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. TT"
"DIFFICULTY LOCATING ACCESSORIES CONTROLS (WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER SWITCH). TT"
"SIDE VIEW MIRROR CONTROL DOES NOT LIGHT UP AT NIGHT. *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