Ford Thunderbird by model year

2,651 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Ford Thunderbird across 12 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 Thunderbird

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	179
1991	130
1992	234
1993	559
1994	426
1995	353
1996	295
1997	228
2002	116
2003	50
2004	40
2005	35

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG
2005	35	Engine (17%)	1	18
2004	40	Engine (30%)	1	18
2003	50	Engine (20%)		18
2002	116	Engine (31%)	1	17
1997	228	Engine (22%)		18 to 19
1996	295	Engine (20%)	2	18 to 19
1995	353	Brakes (34%)		18 to 19
1994	426	Transmission (22%)		18 to 19
1993	559	Engine (32%)	3	17 to 20
1992	234	Lighting (19%)	3	17 to 20
1991	130	Brakes (15%)	3	18 to 20
1990	179	Brakes (25%)	3	18 to 20