Mazda Millenia vs Ford Mustang GT

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	Mazda Millenia	Ford Mustang GT
Complaints on file	338	836
Model years covered	1991–2003	1996–2006
Worst model year	1995	2006
Best model year	1996	1996
Crashes reported	33	74
Fires reported	2	13
Injuries reported	31	53
Deaths reported	2	4
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	20.1%	17.2%

Mazda Millenia by year

1 132 17 21 36 35 36 37 22 1

91 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 73 21.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 49 14.5%

Airbags 35 10.4%

Electrical System 25 7.4%

Suspension 16 4.7%

Other & Unspecified 16 4.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 14 4.1%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 13 3.8%

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%