The Crown Victoria, a mainstay of Ford's lineup since 1992, is a large sedan with seating up to 6. Ford offers a 3-year, 36,000-mile basic warranty, and a 5-year, 60,000-mile powertrain warranty on its lineup.
The 2011 Ford Crown Victoria is very unsafe compared to all vehicles.
Comparison to all vehicles. This plot shows RSC safety scores on the horizontal axis vs. the number of vehicles with each safety score (depicted by bar height and percentages at the bottom). Colors reflect vehicle safety, ranging from red (not that safe) to green (safer). For reference, a score of 0 implies a 0.15% chance of driver death (13% chance of driver injury) over 15 years, and a score of 100 reflects a 0.016% chance (1.4% chance of driver injury). The 2011 Ford Crown Victoria has a score of 43, implying a 0.09% chance of driver death (8% chance of injury).
We estimate that the 2011 Ford Crown Victoria has a vehicle lifetime fatality chance of 0.09% and a vehicle lifetime injury chance of 10.2767%, meaning the average driver has a 0.09% chance of dying in an accident if they drive the car under regular conditions for fifteen years, and a 10.2767% chance of being injured.
Compared to the average vehicle, the 2011 Ford Crown Victoria is 93% more likely to result in a fatal accident. Compared to other sedans, hatchbacks, and wagons, the 2011 Ford Crown Victoria is 78% more likely to result in a fatal accident.
And it is less safe than many comparable cars.
Comparison to similar models. This plot compares the RSC rating of the 2011 Ford Crown Victoria with its main competition. Models are plotted on a scale from 30 to 96. The 2011 Ford Crown Victoria is less safe than the 2011 Buick Lucerne, the 2011 Chevrolet Impala, the 2011 Acura TL, the 2011 Mazda CX-9, the 2011 Hyundai Genesis, the 2011 Buick LaCrosse, the 2011 Ford Taurus, the 2011 Chrysler Town and Country, the 2011 Ford Flex, the 2011 Dodge Charger, and the 2011 Chrysler 300.
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