Ford Custom 500Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 0 owner complaints and 7 safety recalls on record for the Ford Custom 500.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints0—Safety recalls71973–1978 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Ford Custom 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 Custom 500 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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1978Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 1975Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 1974Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 1973Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Ford Custom 500 problems

All model years combined: 0 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

7 recalls

Ford Custom 500 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Front: retractor78V-108 · 1978 · May 15, 1978 · 110,000 vehicles Tires78V-044 · 1978 · Mar 6, 1978 · 60 vehicles Fuel system, gasoline: carburetor system75V-042 · 1975 · Mar 4, 1975 · 140,870 vehicles Fuel system, gasoline: carburetor system75V-043 · 1975 · Mar 4, 1975 · 140,870 vehicles Structure74V-062 · 1974 · Apr 22, 1974 · 914 vehicles Vehicle speed control74V-011 · 1974 · Jan 16, 1974 · 127,208 vehicles Foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings73V-033 · 1973 · Feb 13, 1973 · 76,670 vehicles