Year by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 Granada | 1 | 3 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
Most common problems
- Visibility1
- Steering1
NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years
In New Zealand
23 Granada cars are on the New Zealand register; 22% arrived as used imports.
| Model year | Registered | Sold new in NZ | Used imports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1986 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1983 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1979 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1976 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1975 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 1974 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1972 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0
In the Netherlands
710 Granada cars are on Dutch roads; 52% arrived later as imports. Open a year for APK defects, odometer checks and colours.
| First registered | On the road | Median list price |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 41 | — |
| 1984 | 114 | — |
| 1983 | 123 | — |
| 1982 | 94 | — |
| 1981 | 46 | — |
| 1980 | 35 | — |
| 1979 | 46 | — |
| 1978 | 56 | — |
| 1977 | 71 | — |
| 1976 | 53 | — |
| 1975 | 31 | — |
RDW Open Data: registered vehicles (CC0) · list price is the manufacturer's catalogue price when new
In Finland
72 Granada cars were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026: 100% petrol, 0% diesel. Mileage is the odometer reading at the last inspection.
| First registered | In use | Average mileage |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 11 | 45,000 km |
| 1983 | 10 | 29,000 km |
| 1982 | 7 | 123,000 km |
| 1981 | 11 | 51,000 km |
| 1979 | 6 | 60,000 km |
| 1978 | 5 | 65,000 km |
| 1977 | 8 | 46,000 km |
| 1976 | 6 | 47,000 km |
| 1975 | 8 | 50,000 km |
Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use, 30 Jun 2026 · CC BY 4.0
In the United Kingdom
1,218 Granada cars were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, by year of manufacture.
| Built | Licensed | Off the road (SORN) |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 3 |
| 1995 | 3 | 28 |
| 1994 | 42 | 356 |
| 1993 | 35 | 243 |
| 1992 | 26 | 203 |
| 1991 | 26 | 209 |
| 1990 | 28 | 218 |
| 1989 | 18 | 167 |
| 1988 | 19 | 162 |
| 1987 | 10 | 100 |
| 1986 | 9 | 113 |
| 1985 | 61 | 325 |
| 1984 | 175 | 284 |
| 1983 | 181 | 206 |
| 1982 | 112 | 180 |
| 1981 | 36 | 54 |
| 1980 | 28 | 40 |
| 1979 | 48 | 70 |
| 1978 | 31 | 38 |
| 1977 | 112 | 111 |
| 1976 | 88 | 61 |
| 1975 | 65 | 40 |
| 1974 | 41 | 18 |
| 1973 | 17 | 8 |
| 1972 | 7 | 10 |
Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124) · Open Government Licence v3.0
MOT test results in Great Britain
230 Granada cars took their annual MOT test in 2023; 88% passed first time, against 73% for all cars of the same ages. Older cars fail more often, so compare a year with the same year of other cars.
| First registered | Tests | Passed first time |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 105 | 88% |
| 1984 | 125 | 88% |
Why they fail
Share of all first tests that ended in a fail because of each part of the car (one test can fail on several).
| Area | Granada | All cars, same ages |
|---|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 6.5% | 15.4% |
| Suspension | 5.7% | 8.0% |
| Visibility | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 2.6% | 6.9% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 2.2% | 5.0% |
| Brakes | 2.2% | 9.3% |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 1.3% | 1.6% |
| Steering | 0.9% | 3.6% |
DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023 (Department for Transport) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · first tests of cars only; a fix made at the test station within the hour still counts as a fail
New registrations in Europe
25 new Ford Granada cars registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland between 2010 and 2018, from the European Environment Agency's CO₂ monitoring of every new car. In 2018 the largest markets were United Kingdom (1).
| Year | New cars | CO₂ g/km |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 159 (NEDC) |
| 2015 | 1 | — |
| 2013 | 6 | — |
| 2012 | 3 | — |
| 2011 | 1 | — |
| 2010 | 13 | — |
Averages are weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value (NEDC until the WLTP switch). European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · re-use permitted with acknowledgement
Recalls
3 campaigns cover the Granada.
SOME OF THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN PRODUCED WITH IMPROPERLY WELDED FUEL TANK SUPPORT STRAPS. UNDER CERTAIN COLLISION CONDITIONS, THESE STRAPS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE FUEL TANK AND LEAKS COULD DEVELOP.
SOME OF THE SUSPECT VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN PRODUCED WITH IMPROPERLY TIGHTENED PROPANE FUEL SYSTEM FITTINGS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT; FUEL LEAKAGE COULD OCCUR.
INCORRECT INFORMATION ON TIRE PLACARDS CONSTITUTES A FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS". THE INFORMATION CONCERNING TIRE SIZES AND INFLATION PRESSURES IS APPLICABLE TO BOTH TWO AND FOUR DOOR SEDANS. THE STATEMENT COVERS FOUR DOOR BUT FAILS TO SPECIFY TWO DOOR SEDANS.
NHTSA recalls