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Ford TEMPO at salvage auctions

Copart 1990 Ford TEMPO GL 1FAPP36X4LK144276 Ao91,381 mi upcomingNov 11 Copart 1990 Ford TEMPO GL 1FAPP36X4LK144276 Ao91,381 mi not soldNov 9 Copart 1992 Ford TEMPO GL 1FAPP36X2NK163685 Front End Jan 24 Copart 1994 Ford TEMPO GL 2FAPP36X0RB121063 Rollover61,593 mi

Ford TEMPO: model passport

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

At salvage auctions

Cars3
Median retail value$726
Median repair cost, % of value216%
Median odometer61,593 mi
Run and drive50%
Primary damage
  1. All Over 1 33%
  2. Front End 1 33%
  3. Rollover 1 33%
Yard state
  1. AL1 33%
  2. IN1 33%
  3. WV1 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

1,655 complaints about the Ford TEMPO (all model years) sent by owners to the US road safety regulator.

Complaints1,655
With a crash111
With a fire192
Injured114
Deaths5
What fails: complaints by system
  1. Electrical system
    median 76,000 mi at failure     370 22%
  2. Engine and cooling
    median 85,948 mi at failure     327 20%
  3. Seats and seat belts
    median 81,000 mi at failure     264 16%
  4. Brakes
    median 40,000 mi at failure     153 9%
  5. Fuel and propulsion
    median 75,000 mi at failure     88 5%
  6. Transmission and drivetrain
    median 72,000 mi at failure     73 4%
  7. Speed control
    median 69,600 mi at failure     71 4%
  8. Steering
    median 170,000 mi at failure     66 4%
  9. Exterior lighting
    median 170,000 mi at failure     42 3%
  10. Visibility, wipers, sunroof
    median 175,000 mi at failure     37 2%
Complaints by model year
1990
316
1995
2000

Recalls

13 recall campaigns for the Ford TEMPO.

Recall campaigns by model year
21990
2
2
1994

Real sale prices

7 sales of the Ford TEMPO 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.