Ford 500Years to avoid, problems & recalls
Based on 204 NHTSA owner complaints across 4 model years, no Ford 500 year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2005, 2006 and 2007. The 500 has 1 safety recall on record.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.
Best & worst years
Ford 500 years to avoid
Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the 500 median. Tap a year for its full report.
'79'05'06'07
- Avoid
- Caution
- Solid
- Best
- Not rated
Complaints by system
Most common Ford 500 problems
All model years combined: 204 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.
59Power train
55Engine2 crash/fire/injury
50Vehicle speed control1 crash/fire/injury
41Electrical system5 crash/fire/injury
17Fuel/propulsion system
11Exterior lighting
10Structure
9Air bags
7Service brakes
3012 other systems7 crash/fire/injury
| System | Complaints | Crash, fire or injury |
|---|---|---|
| Power train | 59 | 0 |
| Engine | 55 | 2 |
| Vehicle speed control | 50 | 1 |
| Electrical system | 41 | 5 |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 17 | 0 |
| Exterior lighting | 11 | 2 |
| Structure | 10 | 2 |
| Air bags | 9 | 5 |
| Service brakes | 7 | 1 |
| 12 other systems | 30 | 7 |
1 recall
Ford 500 recalls
Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.