FaultScore

Ford Mustang vs Jeep Wrangler

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 Wrangler
Complaints on file 11,737 22,900
Model years covered 1965–2026 1986–2026
Worst model year 2007 2021
Best model year 2025 2025
Crashes reported 1,018 779
Fires reported 430 736
Injuries reported 576 477
Deaths reported 31 26
Most complained-about part Airbags Steering
Share of complaints involving harm 17.5% 8.8%

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 Wrangler by year

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

What breaks

Steering 3,528 15.4%
Electrical System 2,962 12.9%
Engine & Cooling 2,738 12.0%
Fuel & Propulsion 2,562 11.2%
Suspension 1,593 7.0%
Airbags 1,481 6.5%
Other & Unspecified 1,301 5.7%