Factory specifications, fluid capacities, torque values, EPA fuel economy and the federal safety record for the 1980 Capri.
Considered within the Mercury line, the 1980 Capri is a model whose complaint history offers one of the clearest reliability signals a researcher can work with. Reported complaints stood at 40 in 1991, the high point of the 1991–1994 window, before falling to just 3 by 1994 — a sharp drop that, on the data alone, indicates the model was generating dramatically fewer owner reports by the end of the tracked period. For a researcher trying to place this model year in context, that arc reframes the 1980 Capri not as a static product snapshot but as the starting point of a vehicle whose documented complaint volume shifted meaningfully over the following decade. The implication is that any assessment of dependability should account for which slice of that trajectory is being described.
Engine, drivetrain, dimensions and economy.
| Overall length | 178.7 in |
| Overall width | 68.1 in |
| Overall height | 53.5 in |
| Wheelbase | 100.4 in |
Owner-reported issues, recalls, investigations and service bulletins on record with NHTSA — an unfiltered look at what owners actually experience.
Showing 2 of 2 campaigns on record for this vehicle.
INTERCONTINENTAL AUTO PARTS IS RECALLING 1,937 FUEL FILTERS, P/NOS ALG 44/1 AND PUROLATOR F10024, SHIPPED BETWEEN JANUARY 14 AND FEBRUARY 13, 2008, SOLD FOR USE ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE FILTER'S OUTLET CAP MAY… Remedy: INTERCONTINENTAL WILL REPLACE THE FUEL FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN DURING MARCH 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT INTERCONTINENTAL AT 800-451-2593.
CERTAIN FEDERAL-MOGUL AFTERMARKET FUEL PUMPS SOLD UNDER THE BRAND NAMES OF CARTER, ACCUFLOW, NAPA, TRUFLOW, PARTS DEPO, AND PARTS MASTER, SHIPPED BETWEEN AUGUST 2006 AND JULY 2007 FOR USE ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE… Remedy: FEDERAL-MOGUL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 15, 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT FEDERAL-MOGUL AT 248-354-7700.
The most common OBD-II codes for this vehicle's emissions system. These are standardized SAE J2012 definitions, not vehicle-specific fault reports.
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Cross-vehicle references for the kinds of data on this page.
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaign(s) for this model year. Check your specific vehicle by VIN.