Ford CvpiYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 129 owner complaints and 3 safety recalls on record for the Ford Cvpi.

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

Best & worst years

Ford Cvpi 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 Cvpi median. Tap a year for its full report.

'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
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Complaints by system

Most common Ford Cvpi problems

All model years combined: 129 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.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Wheels761
Exterior lighting210
Electrical system121
Fuel system, gasoline70
Engine and engine cooling72
Tires60
Steering50
Service brakes, hydraulic50
Suspension30
7 other systems90
3 recalls

Ford Cvpi recalls

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

3 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Cvpi

  1. Loss of Steering ControlEA13004 · 2005 · closed Nov 15, 2013
    Led to recall 13V-385
  2. FRACTURE OF THE STEEL WHEEL RIMEA04034 · 2003–2005 · closed Mar 8, 2007
    Led to recall 07V-079
  3. FRACTURE OF THE STEEL WHEEL RIMRQ04007 · 2003–2005 · closed Dec 20, 2004
    No recall