Ford Crown Victoria - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Ford Crown Victoria owners have reported a total of 2,003 problems for their cars built in the 16 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 Crown Victoria. The 1997 Ford Crown Victoria cars have the most problems reported (291 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Ford Crown Victoria

Model Year	Number of Problems
2011 Crown Victoria	32
2010 Crown Victoria	14
2009 Crown Victoria	59
2008 Crown Victoria	63
2007 Crown Victoria	69
2006 Crown Victoria	62
2005 Crown Victoria	216
2004 Crown Victoria	159
2003 Crown Victoria	276
2002 Crown Victoria	62
2001 Crown Victoria	54
2000 Crown Victoria	91
1999 Crown Victoria	138
1998 Crown Victoria	124
1997 Crown Victoria	291
1996 Crown Victoria	280

🔍 Common problems of Ford Crown Victoria

The following chart shows the 26 most common problems for Ford Crown Victoria cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's exterior lighting (309 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (305 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Ford Crown Victoria

Problem Category	Number of Problems
Exterior Lighting	309
Engine And Engine Cooling	305
Steering	250
Suspension	175
Electrical System	142
Gasoline Fuel System	132
Service Brakes	121
Vehicle Speed Control	98
Power Train	86
Wheel	75

Air Bag	48
Structure	46
Visibility	46
Tire	38
Equipment	31
Other Fuel System	24
Seat Belt	21
Unknown Or Other	16
Seats	13
Latches/locks/linkage	10
Parking Brake	9
Electronic Stability Control	3
Air Brake	2
	1
Diesel Fuel System	1
Interior Lighting	1

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Ford Crown Victoria 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 Crown Victoria 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 Crown Victoria 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.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across Crown Victoria Model Years

Crown Victoria Model Year	Problems	Sales [1]	Vehicle Age	PPMY Index
2011	32	60,461	15	0.04
2010	14	32,486	16	0.03
2009	59	36,111	17	0.10
2008	63	64,011	18	0.05
2007	69	53,619	19	0.07
2006	62	53,088	20	0.06
2005	216	68,574	21	0.15
2004	159	73,649	22	0.10
2003	276	105,850	23	0.11
2002	62	49,135	24	0.05
2001	54	90,115	25	0.02
2000	91	104,082	26	0.03

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Ford Crown Victoria is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.

Table 4. Number of problems in vehicle's; first service year

Model Year	Problems Reported
2011 Crown Victoria	1
2010 Crown Victoria	1
2009 Crown Victoria	4
2008 Crown Victoria	3
2007 Crown Victoria	5
2006 Crown Victoria	6
2005 Crown Victoria	8
2004 Crown Victoria	2
2003 Crown Victoria	26
2002 Crown Victoria	8
2001 Crown Victoria	11
2000 Crown Victoria	12
1999 Crown Victoria	16
1998 Crown Victoria	17
1997 Crown Victoria	15
1996 Crown Victoria	31

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