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Best and worst years for the Ford Thunderbird

Of the 12 model years of the Ford Thunderbird with enough data to compare, the 1994 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (222), and the 2005 has the fewest (10).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Ford Thunderbird 0 125 250 1990: 53 '90 1991: 50 '91 1992: 78 '92 1993: 167 '93 1994: 222 222 '94 1995: 218 218 '95 1996: 175 '96 1997: 124 '97 1998: 4 '98 1999: 1 '99 2002: 30 '02 2003: 23 '03 2004: 21 21 '04 2005: 10 10 '05
  • Most complaints
  • Fewest complaints
  • In between
Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.
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Model yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
199053
199150
199278
1993167
1994222
1995218
1996175
1997124
19984
19991
200230
200323
200421
200510

What stands out

The 1994 stands out, with about 3.4 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 1994 and 1995. Or the years with the fewest: 2005 and 2004.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
20051035
20042140
20032350
200230116
199912
199844
1997124228
1996175295
1995218353
1994222426
1993167559
199278234
199150130
199053179