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Ford PROBE at salvage auctions

Copart 1989 Ford PROBE GL 1ZVBT20C0K5248693 Mechanical231,715 mi upcomingNov 10 Copart 1989 Ford PROBE GT 1ZVBT22L2K5229804 Mechanical223,116 mi Jun 23 Copart 1992 Ford PROBE LX 1ZVPT21U3N5191116 Front End upcoming

Ford PROBE: model passport

Everything our database knows about the Ford PROBE: salvage auction lots, owner complaints to NHTSA, recalls, crash-test stars and real sale prices.

At salvage auctions

Cars3
Median retail value$995
Median odometer231,715 mi
Primary damage
  1. Mechanical 2 67%
  2. Front End 1 33%
Yard state
  1. CA1 33%
  2. MD1 33%
  3. NV1 33%

Median is the middle: half the cars are below it, half above. Retail value (Copart's Est. Retail Value) and repair cost are the auction's estimates, not sale prices. Odometer median counts only readings marked actual.

Owner complaints to NHTSA

1,490 complaints about the Ford PROBE (all model years) sent by owners to the US road safety regulator.

Complaints1,490
With a crash99
With a fire49
Injured85
Deaths3
What fails: complaints by system
  1. Seats and seat belts
    median 106,000 mi at failure     567 38%
  2. Brakes
    median 70,400 mi at failure     165 11%
  3. Engine and cooling
    median 86,792 mi at failure     149 10%
  4. Electrical system
    median 110,000 mi at failure     128 9%
  5. Transmission and drivetrain
    median 92,792 mi at failure     118 8%
  6. Airbags
    median 79,000 mi at failure     54 4%
  7. Steering
    median 37,500 mi at failure     50 3%
  8. Visibility, wipers, sunroof
    median 2,500 mi at failure     49 3%
  9. Body and structure
    median 41,500 mi at failure     37 2%
  10. Speed control
    median 75,000 mi at failure     31 2%
Complaints by model year
3781990
1995
1999

Recalls

13 recall campaigns for the Ford PROBE.

Recall campaigns by model year
41990
4
4
4
41995
4
41997

Real sale prices

4 sales of the Ford PROBE at US government auctions, median price $175. All real prices →

Sources: our Copart lot database; NHTSA owner complaints, recalls and NCAP; open sale records of US cities and the US Treasury. Complaints are reports from owners, not confirmed defects; more popular models get more of them. Median: half are below, half above.