Ford Contour owners have reported a total of 3,083 problems for their cars built in the 6 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Ford Contour. The 1998 Ford Contour cars have the most problems reported (1,146 problems).
| Model Year | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| 2001 Contour | |
| 2000 Contour | |
| 1999 Contour | |
| 1998 Contour | |
| 1997 Contour | |
| 1996 Contour |
The following chart shows the 24 most common problems for Ford Contour cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system (400 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (393 problems).
It would not be fair to compare the Ford Contour of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across Contour model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.
PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,
where P = total problems reported during the life of a Ford Contour model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).
The results are shown in Table 3.
Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Ford Contour is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.
| Model Year | Problems Reported |
|---|---|
| 2000 Contour | |
| 1999 Contour | |
| 1998 Contour | |
| 1997 Contour | |
| 1996 Contour |
| ✿ Fuel Economy of Contour Vehicles |
| ☘ Contour Service Bulletins |
| ⚑ Contour Safety Recalls |
| ☤ Contour Defect Investigations |
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