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Vehicle report

1985 FORD ESCORT

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Reported problems

26 complaints · median 75000 miles
ComponentReports
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD2
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE2
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE2
SEATS2
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM1
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER1
PARKING BRAKE1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH1
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY1
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD1

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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.