1995 Ford Probe: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 130 complaints
130
Total Complaints
2,500mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Top Issue
14
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

2,500 25th Percentile
2,500 Median Mileage
80,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
14
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
8
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
8
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
5
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
4
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
3
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
3

Severity Assessment

14
Crashes
3
Fires
12
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"VEHICLE SHUTS OFF, WITHOUT APPARENT REASON, HAD REPLACED ASSEMBLY THROTTLE VALVE, AND THERMO GASKET. TT"
"ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAIL TOTALLY WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. TT CONSUMER STATES WHILE APPLYING BRAKES STEADILY AT SLOW OR MODERATE SPEED OVER BUMPS, RAILROAD TRACKS, OR DIPS, ABS MAKES VERY LOUD CRUNCHING NOISE AND SOMETIMES EXPERIENCES LOSS OF BRAKING IN PEDAL. *SLC"
"PURCHASED NEW VEHICLE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STALLS WHEN GOING IN GEAR. 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