FaultScore

Ford Mustang Cobra problems

Owners have filed 27 complaints about the Ford Mustang Cobra with NHTSA across model years 1997 to 1999. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Every Ford Mustang Cobra 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.

97 98 99
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
1999 16 0 0 41,800 Suspension
1998 5 1 1 75,000 Engine & Cooling
1997 6 0 0 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Ford Mustang Cobra

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Engine & Cooling 6 22.2%

Worst in 1999

Suspension 6 22.2%

Worst in 1999

Seat Belts 4 14.8%

Worst in 1999

Brakes 3 11.1%

Worst in 1997

Transmission & Drivetrain 2 7.4%

Worst in 1999

Electrical System 2 7.4%

Worst in 1999

Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 7.4%

Worst in 1999

Fuel & Propulsion 1 3.7%

Worst in 1998

Tires 1 3.7%

Worst in 1998

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Ford Mustang Cobra, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Feb 2001 peak 3 May 2011

Compare the Ford Mustang Cobra

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.