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Ford Windstar by model year

19,453 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Ford Windstar across 11 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

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Complaints by model year

Total NHTSA complaints by model year, Ford Windstar 0 2,500 5,000 1994: 25 '94 1995: 4,799 '95 1996: 1,855 '96 1997: 249 '97 1998: 1,949 '98 1999: 2,040 '99 2000: 2,191 '00 2001: 2,297 '01 2002: 1,928 '02 2003: 2,057 '03 2004: 33 '04
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 yearComplaints
199425
19954,799
19961,855
1997249
19981,949
19992,040
20002,191
20012,297
20021,928
20032,057
200433

All model years

Model yearComplaintsMost reportedRecallsMPGSafety
2004 33 Suspension (27%)
2003 2,057 Brakes (33%) 8 18
2002 1,928 Brakes (35%) 8 18
2001 2,297 Brakes (25%) 15 18
2000 2,191 Brakes (18%) 15 17 to 18
1999 2,040 Body & structure (14%) 11 17 to 18
1998 1,949 Transmission (15%) 11 18 to 19
1997 249 Suspension (16%) 5 17 to 18
1996 1,855 Engine (27%) 8 18
1995 4,799 Engine (36%) 6 18 to 19
1994 25 Engine (32%)