Reliability & cost of ownership
Ford Five Hundred Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Ford Five Hundred? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Ford Five Hundred problems by model year
6 recall entries and 1074 owner complaints on file across 4 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Five Hundred | 2 | 199 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2006 Five Hundred | 1 | 364 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2005 Five Hundred | 3 | 510 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2004 Five Hundred | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Ford Five Hundred, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- power train299 complaints
- vehicle speed control292 complaints
- electrical system168 complaints
- engine115 complaints
- engine and engine cooling91 complaints
- service brakes87 complaints
- hydraulic74 complaints
- fuel system67 complaints