Ford Tempo by model year

1,123 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Ford Tempo across 5 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 Tempo

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	174
1991	143
1992	264
1993	316
1994	212

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG
1994	212	Engine (21%)	1	19 to 24
1993	316	Seat belts (20%)	2	19 to 24
1992	264	Engine (19%)	2	19 to 24
1991	143	Engine (24%)	1	19 to 23
1990	174	Electrical system (31%)	1	19 to 24