1996 Ford Ford: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 22 complaints
22
Total Complaints
71,660mi
Median Mileage
SUSPENSION:REAR
Top Issue
1
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

68,000 25th Percentile
71,660 Median Mileage
83,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SUSPENSION:REAR
2
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1
TIRES
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
1

Severity Assessment

1
Crashes
1
Fires
3
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"REAR END IS TO LIGHT, CAUSING LOSS OF TRACTION ON TURNS AND ON SMALL BUMPS AT ANY SPEED."
"FACTORY INSTALLED PUSH-ROD, BETWEEN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND MASTER CYLINDER, WAS NOT THE PROPER PART (IT WAS TOO LONG). THE RESULT OF THIS ERROR HAS CAUSED FAILURE TO THE ABS SYSTEM."
"REAR END NOISE PRESENT, REPLACED REAR SUSPENSION AND NOISE CONTINUED."

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