FaultScore

Ford Mustang vs Jeep Cherokee

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 Jeep Cherokee
Complaints on file 11,737 20,992
Model years covered 1965–2026 1973–2026
Worst model year 2007 2015
Best model year 2025 2006
Crashes reported 1,018 997
Fires reported 430 443
Injuries reported 576 562
Deaths reported 31 23
Most complained-about part Airbags Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm 17.5% 9.6%

Ford Mustang by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 2,403 20.5%
Engine & Cooling 1,641 14.0%
Electrical System 1,189 10.1%
Brakes 705 6.0%
Body & Structure 540 4.6%

Jeep Cherokee by year

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

What breaks