Worst years for a Ford Mustang
Owners have filed 11,737 complaints about the Ford Mustang with NHTSA across model years 1965 to 2026. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.
Every Ford Mustang year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2025 | A | 20 | 2 | 0 | — | Windows, Mirrors & Wipers |
| 2024 | C | 119 | 12 | 0 | 5,000 | Electrical System |
| 2023 | C | 28 | 11 | 0 | 15,000 | Electrical System |
| 2022 | C | 74 | 5 | 1 | 8,161 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2021 | C | 67 | 6 | 0 | 5,465 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2020 | D | 182 | 26 | 10 | 23,600 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2019 | C | 191 | 8 | 1 | 18,527 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2018 | C | 237 | 12 | 3 | 30,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2017 | C | 342 | 18 | 12 | 41,000 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2016 | D | 497 | 23 | 9 | 35,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2015 | F | 597 | 43 | 14 | 32,385 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2014 | D | 427 | 41 | 1 | 23,500 | Airbags |
| 2013 | C | 325 | 19 | 2 | 41,185 | Airbags |
| 2012 | D | 573 | 34 | 3 | 24,250 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2011 | D | 583 | 27 | 1 | 35,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2010 | C | 296 | 19 | 3 | 44,043 | Airbags |
| 2009 | C | 215 | 34 | 4 | 41,000 | Airbags |
| 2008 | D | 384 | 32 | 0 | 37,000 | Airbags |
| 2007 | F | 728 | 64 | 9 | 35,525 | Airbags |
| 2006 | D | 507 | 32 | 3 | 55,000 | Airbags |
| 2005 | D | 893 | 43 | 10 | 49,000 | Airbags |
| 2004 | C | 130 | 21 | 0 | 13,446 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 2003 | D | 181 | 23 | 6 | 10,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2002 | C | 159 | 25 | 9 | 40,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2001 | C | 219 | 42 | 2 | 60,000 | Brakes |
| 2000 | D | 427 | 64 | 10 | 64,306 | Brakes |
| 1999 | C | 281 | 63 | 2 | 60,000 | Brakes |
| 1998 | C | 297 | 52 | 12 | 90,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1997 | C | 231 | 20 | 3 | 100,110 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1996 | C | 329 | 23 | 6 | 71,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1995 | F | 829 | 65 | 39 | 83,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1994 | D | 496 | 32 | 21 | 87,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1993 | C | 132 | 24 | 33 | 72,000 | Electrical System |
| 1992 | — | 80 | 15 | 24 | 116,863 | Electrical System |
| 1991 | — | 98 | 5 | 27 | 124,000 | Electrical System |
| 1990 | — | 119 | 13 | 39 | — | Electrical System |
| 1989 | — | 127 | 3 | 34 | 123,000 | Electrical System |
| 1988 | — | 132 | 2 | 42 | 72,313 | Electrical System |
| 1987 | — | 44 | 4 | 14 | — | Electrical System |
| 1986 | — | 32 | 3 | 4 | 96,052 | Electrical System |
| 1985 | — | 22 | 2 | 4 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1984 | — | 35 | 0 | 5 | — | Electrical System |
| 1983 | — | 5 | 0 | 3 | — | Electrical System |
| 1982 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Body & Structure |
| 1980 | — | 8 | 0 | 1 | — | Steering |
| 1978 | — | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1976 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 1969 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Suspension |
| 1968 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1967 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1966 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | Tires |
| 1965 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
What breaks on a Ford Mustang
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Ford Mustang
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Ford Mustang, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Ford Mustang problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Ford Mustang
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.