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Worst Vehicles of 1989

The most problematic 1989 model year vehicles ranked by NHTSA complaints, federal recalls, and safety investigations.

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1994199319921991199019881987198619851984
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How scoring works: Each complaint counts as 1 point, each recall as 5 points, and each federal investigation as 10 points. Click any vehicle to view its full reliability profile.
#11989 Ford Taurus
762 complaints7 recalls17 invest.54 TSBs
967
#21989 Mercury Sable
300 complaints8 recalls16 invest.50 TSBs
500
#31989 Ford Aerostar
328 complaints6 recalls9 invest.34 TSBs
448
#41989 Dodge Caravan
236 complaints5 recalls10 invest.24 TSBs
361
#51989 Lincoln Continental
255 complaints5 recalls8 invest.46 TSBs
360
#61989 Jeep Cherokee
287 complaints6 recalls3 invest.20 TSBs
347
#71989 Pontiac Grand Prix
202 complaints10 recalls9 invest.4 TSBs
342
#81989 Plymouth Voyager
204 complaints5 recalls10 invest.21 TSBs
329
#91989 Ford F150
241 complaints4 recalls5 invest.35 TSBs
311
#101989 Buick Regal
150 complaints8 recalls11 invest.4 TSBs
300
#111989 Oldsmobile Cutlass
164 complaints6 recalls4 invest.3 TSBs
234
#121989 Ford Thunderbird
147 complaints5 recalls6 invest.27 TSBs
232
#131989 Ford Escort
199 complaints1 recalls2 invest.27 TSBs
224
#141989 Toyota Camry
138 complaints3 recalls7 invest.19 TSBs
223
#151989 Hyundai Excel
92 complaints4 recalls11 invest.8 TSBs
222
#161989 Ford Tempo
168 complaints1 recalls4 invest.36 TSBs
213
#171989 Jeep Wrangler
86 complaints7 recalls9 invest.12 TSBs
211
#181989 Ford F250
127 complaints6 recalls5 invest.30 TSBs
207
#191989 Ford Mustang
127 complaints5 recalls4 invest.27 TSBs
192
#201989 Mercury Cougar
104 complaints4 recalls6 invest.26 TSBs
184
#211989 Chevrolet Corsica
90 complaints6 recalls6 invest.
180
#221989 Eagle Premier
115 complaints5 recalls4 invest.7 TSBs
180
#231989 Chevrolet Beretta
71 complaints5 recalls6 invest.
156
#241989 Honda Civic
88 complaints6 recalls3 invest.4 TSBs
148
#251989 Ford F350
53 complaints5 recalls7 invest.45 TSBs
148
#261989 Ford Bronco
118 complaints2 recalls2 invest.31 TSBs
148
#271989 Ford Probe
103 complaints1 recalls4 invest.23 TSBs
148
#281989 Chevrolet S10
55 complaints5 recalls5 invest.4 TSBs
130
#291989 Honda Accord
114 complaints1 recalls1 invest.
129
#301989 Ford Crown Victoria
86 complaints2 recalls3 invest.28 TSBs
126
#311989 Chrysler Lebaron
69 complaints3 recalls4 invest.37 TSBs
124
#321989 Lincoln Town Car
97 complaints5 recalls29 TSBs
122
#331989 Chevrolet Blazer
47 complaints4 recalls5 invest.5 TSBs
117
#341989 Pontiac Grand Am
88 complaints3 recalls1 invest.1 TSBs
113
#351989 Ford Ranger
88 complaints3 recalls1 invest.30 TSBs
113
#361989 Ford E350
36 complaints3 recalls6 invest.7 TSBs
111
#371989 Chevrolet Astro
70 complaints6 recalls1 invest.4 TSBs
110
#381989 Chrysler New Yorker
95 complaints0 recalls1 invest.35 TSBs
105
#391989 Dodge Dakota
88 complaints3 recalls15 TSBs
103
#401989 Chevrolet Cavalier
71 complaints2 recalls2 invest.1 TSBs
101
#411989 Blue Bird Tc2000
1 complaints14 recalls3 invest.
101
#421989 Nissan Maxima
78 complaints4 recalls7 TSBs
98
#431989 Chevrolet Suburban
68 complaints4 recalls1 invest.2 TSBs
98
#441989 Plymouth Sundance
51 complaints3 recalls3 invest.15 TSBs
96
#451989 Ford Festiva
54 complaints2 recalls3 invest.21 TSBs
94
#461989 Mercury Topaz
57 complaints1 recalls3 invest.34 TSBs
92
#471989 Dodge Dynasty
74 complaints1 recalls1 invest.25 TSBs
89
#481989 Geo Metro
29 complaints2 recalls5 invest.1 TSBs
89
#491989 Mercury Grand Marquis
69 complaints2 recalls1 invest.28 TSBs
89
#501989 Dodge Shadow
42 complaints3 recalls3 invest.17 TSBs
87

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