Vehicle report

1986 FORD ESCORT

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Reported problems

45 complaints · median 80150 miles
ComponentReports
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH10
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION5
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD2
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM1
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS1
STEERING:LINKAGES1
STRUCTURE:BODY1
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD1
SUSPENSION1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL1

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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.

1986 Ford Escort Reported Problems: 45 complaints | CarFathom