1998 Ford Club Wagon: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 35 complaints
35
Total Complaints
108,205mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Top Issue
2
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

65,250 25th Percentile
108,205 Median Mileage
130,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
4
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
2
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2
ENGINE
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
2
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
1
SUSPENSION
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
1

Severity Assessment

2
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE SEAT DID NOT LATCH AND MOVED FORWARD CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. (NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE REPORT)"
"WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE ACCELERATOR CABLE BROKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL, ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK"
"VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AND DRIVING IN WIND."

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