Ford Mustang GT vs Plymouth Neon

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Ford Mustang GT	Plymouth Neon
Complaints on file	836	2,016
Model years covered	1996–2006	1994–2001
Worst model year	2006	1995
Best model year	1996	1999
Crashes reported	74	230
Fires reported	13	66
Injuries reported	53	161
Deaths reported	4	11
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	17.2%	23.2%

Ford Mustang GT by year

33 25 58 41 71 78 59 59 21 213 178

96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 205 24.5%

Airbags 130 15.6%

Electrical System 94 11.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 64 7.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 53 6.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 50 6.0%

Brakes 48 5.7%

Body & Structure 40 4.8%

Plymouth Neon by year

3 711 476 234 237 82 199 74

94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 625 31.0%

Brakes 233 11.6%

Electrical System 170 8.4%

Airbags 169 8.4%

Steering 119 5.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 114 5.7%

Other & Unspecified 81 4.0%

Body & Structure 75 3.7%