Ford Crown Victoria by model year

3,712 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Ford Crown Victoria across 22 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Ford Crown Victoria

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
1990	58
1991	70
1992	482
1993	247
1994	252
1995	318
1996	358
1997	340
1998	138
1999	174
2000	103
2001	70
2002	71
2003	303
2004	175
2005	240
2006	68
2007	76
2008	64
2009	59
2010	14
2011	32

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG
2011	32	Steering (38%)	2	19
2010	14		2	19
2009	59	Steering (29%)	2	19
2008	64	Steering (39%)	3	18
2007	76	Steering (33%)	4	18
2006	68	Steering (40%)	2	17 to 18
2005	240	Lighting (42%)	5	16 to 19
2004	175	Lighting (47%)	2	14 to 18
2003	303	Lighting (32%)	5	14 to 18
2002	71	Brakes (13%)	2	16 to 18
2001	70	Air bags (13%)	4	16 to 18
2000	103	Engine (18%)	7	16 to 18
1999	174	Engine (14%)	5	15 to 18
1998	138	Engine (20%)	7	17 to 18
1997	340	Engine (21%)	8	17 to 18
1996	358	Engine (22%)	9	17 to 18
1995	318	Steering (35%)	8	17 to 18
1994	252	Brakes (14%)	6	17
1993	247	Transmission (17%)	7	17
1992	482	Brakes (19%)	7
1991	70	Air bags (16%)	3
1990	58	Electrical system (19%)	2