He did have to replace the intake when he first got it though

We have some initial our reliability stats for the Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis, and Town Car to include owner experiences through December 31, 2011.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2004: 73, better than average

2003: 94, about average

2000: 150, about average

All are based on small sample sizes.

Those of you who have been helping with the survey, thank you, I certainly appreciate it. We'll have further updates later this month and in August. With more participants we could provide more precise information and cover all model years from 1995 on.

For the details, and to sign up to help improve this information:

Ford Crown Victoria reliability ratings and comparisons

We have some initial our reliability stats for the Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis, and Town Car to include owner experiences through June 30, 2012.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2004: 57, about average, stricter recalibrated scale

2003: 71, about average

2000: 79, better than average

All are based on small sample sizes.

Those of you who have been helping with the survey, thank you, I certainly appreciate it. We'll have further updates in November and February. With more owners involved we could provide more precise information and cover all model years from 1998 on.

For the details, and to sign up to help improve this information:

Ford Crown Victoria reliability ratings and comparisons

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Same reliability stats on all three pages.

O Rly.

Tell us again.

We have some initial our reliability stats for the Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis, and Town Car to include owner experiences through September 30, 2012.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2004: 44

2003: 44

2000: 61

All are better than average this time around, but based on small sample sizes.

We'll have further updates later this month and in May. With more owners involved we could provide more precise information and cover all model years from 1998 on.

For the details, and to sign up to help:

Ford Crown Victoria reliability ratings and comparisons

We've updated our reliability stats for the Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis, and Town Car to include owner experiences through March 31, 2013.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2004 Crown Victoria: 49, low, small sample size
2003 Crown Victoria: 41, low, small sample size
2001 Crown Victoria: 20, low, very small sample size
2000 Crown Victoria: 92, moderate, very small sample size
1999 Crown Victoria: 92, moderate, very small sample size

We'll have further updates in August and in November. The more owners participate, the more comprehensive and precise these will be.

For the details, including the descriptions of reported repairs, and to sign up to help improve this information:

Ford Crown Victoria reliability ratings and comparisons

Ive figured out why people think panthers are unreliable. They only look at stats like this, where 92 out of 100 make trips to the shop. They dont see that most people take their car to the shop if, say, the radio starts acting funny. Not all of those trips are for essential things. On mine, pretty much everything is broken but the lights, radio, and drivetrain. I'd call that extremely reliable after ~350,000 miles.

We've updated our reliability stats for the Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis, and Town car to include owner experiences through June 30, 2013. (Another source is about 14 months behind.)

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2004: 46, low, small sample size
2003: 54, low, small sample size
2001: 58, low, very small sample size
2000: 98, moderate, very small sample size
1999: 92, moderate, very small sample size

We'll have further updates in November and February.

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^It would be nice to see what it is for 2006

How is this for reliability, this is from a running vic I found on CL

Wow, that's pretty impressive! Where did you find this? And are the engine + transmission original, or have they been rebuilt?

Gotta be a taxi...

photo shopped?

or it is a taxi

yep

check the dipstick

these Vics burn a qt every 2-3 thou

keep up basic maintenance and this engine is good for along time

I've driven almost 4,000 miles since my last oil change and has yet to burn a drop of oil. The level is the same its been since I changed it. FULL.