Ford Five HundredYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 1,073 NHTSA owner complaints across 3 model years, no Ford Five Hundred year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2005, 2006 and 2007. The Five Hundred has 3 safety recalls on record.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years'05 '06 '07Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints1,073Top: Power train Safety recalls32005–2007 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Cutlass, CC0.

Best & worst years

Ford Five Hundred 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 Five Hundred median. Tap a year for its full report.

510364199

'05'06'07

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2007Solid63/100199 complaints · 1 recall 2006Solid50/100364 complaints · 0 recalls 2005Solid42/100510 complaints · 2 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Ford Five Hundred problems

All model years combined: 1,073 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

299Power train10 crash/fire/injury

292Vehicle speed control22 crash/fire/injury

168Electrical system11 crash/fire/injury

115Engine7 crash/fire/injury

91Engine and engine cooling7 crash/fire/injury

74Service brakes, hydraulic

58Structure

57Fuel system, gasoline

51Fuel/propulsion system

25420 other systems35 crash/fire/injury

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

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Power train	299	10
Vehicle speed control	292	22
Electrical system	168	11
Engine	115	7
Engine and engine cooling	91	7
Service brakes, hydraulic	74	2
Structure	58	6
Fuel system, gasoline	57	3
Fuel/propulsion system	51	1
20 other systems	254	35

3 recalls

Ford Five Hundred recalls

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

Tank assembly: filler pipe and cap11V-355 · 2007 · Jul 13, 2011 · 2,945 vehicles Doors: latch06V-383 · 2005 · Oct 5, 2006 · 139,537 vehicles Tank assembly: mounting05V-515 · 2005 · Nov 9, 2005 · 123,206 vehicles

2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Five Hundred

May 11, 2011
Idle instabilityPE11018 · 2005–2007 · closed Feb 7, 2013
No recall
Nov 16, 2007
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILUREPE07058 · 2005 · closed Mar 11, 2008
No recall