Vehicle report

1985 FORD THUNDERBIRD

Fuel economy

8 configurations
ConfigurationFuelCityHighwayCombined
2.3L 4-cyl, (FFS,TRBO) CA model, Manual 5-spd, Rear-Wheel DriveRegular Gasoline172419
2.3L 4-cyl, (FFS,TRBO), Manual 5-spd, Rear-Wheel DriveRegular Gasoline172419
3.8L 6-cyl, (FFS) CA model, Automatic 4-spd, Rear-Wheel DriveRegular Gasoline172319
3.8L 6-cyl, (FFS), Automatic 4-spd, Rear-Wheel DriveRegular Gasoline162319
3.8L 6-cyl, (FFS) CA model, Automatic 3-spd, Rear-Wheel DriveRegular Gasoline162018
3.8L 6-cyl, (FFS), Automatic 3-spd, Rear-Wheel DriveRegular Gasoline172018
2.3L 4-cyl, (FFS,TRBO), Automatic 3-spd, Rear-Wheel DriveRegular Gasoline162017
5L 8-cyl, (FFS), Automatic 4-spd, Rear-Wheel DriveRegular Gasoline152217

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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.

1985 Ford Thunderbird MPG and Fuel Economy: 8 configurations | CarFathom