FaultScore

Worst years for a Ford Mustang Convertible

Owners have filed 170 complaints about the Ford Mustang Convertible with NHTSA across model years 1994 to 2003. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2003 Ford Mustang Convertible

42 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.

Cleanest on record

1999 Ford Mustang Convertible

11 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Ford Mustang Convertible 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.

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
2003 D 42 0 0 24,000 Engine & Cooling
2001 D 23 5 0 51,173 Electrical System
2000 D 22 3 3 89,000 Engine & Cooling
1999 B 11 1 0 100,000 Engine & Cooling
1998 C 15 4 0 90,025 Seat Belts
1997 C 11 2 1 81,000 Engine & Cooling
1996 9 1 0 95,530 Airbags
1995 C 16 2 0 94,000 Engine & Cooling
1994 B 21 0 0 78,500 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Ford Mustang Convertible

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

Engine & Cooling 42 24.7%

Worst in 1995

Body & Structure 14 8.2%

Worst in 2003

Electrical System 11 6.5%

Worst in 1994

Airbags 11 6.5%

Worst in 1995

Fuel & Propulsion 11 6.5%

Worst in 2000

Seat Belts 11 6.5%

Worst in 1998

Suspension 10 5.9%

Worst in 2003

Transmission & Drivetrain 9 5.3%

Worst in 1999

Brakes 8 4.7%

Worst in 2003

Lights 7 4.1%

Worst in 2001

Tires 7 4.1%

Worst in 2000

Steering 6 3.5%

Worst in 1994

Acceleration & Cruise Control 6 3.5%

Worst in 2003

Equipment & Accessories 5 2.9%

Worst in 2003

Complaints filed over time

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

Sep 2000 peak 9 Feb 2018

Compare the Ford Mustang Convertible

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