Ford Mustang problems reported in California
1,829 of the 11,737 complaints filed about the Ford Mustang came from California, most often about the airbags.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
1,829
Complaints from California
173
Crashes
62
Fires
1995
Worst model year
What failed
Airbags
346
18.9%
Engine & Cooling
299
16.3%
Transmission & Drivetrain
198
10.8%
Electrical System
189
10.3%
Brakes
96
5.2%
Fuel & Propulsion
92
5.0%
Acceleration & Cruise Control
82
4.5%
Seat Belts
71
3.9%
Steering
70
3.8%
Other & Unspecified
64
3.5%
Body & Structure
60
3.3%
Suspension
52
2.8%
By model year
1966 Mustang
3
0.2%
1976 Mustang
1
0.1%
1978 Mustang
9
0.5%
1980 Mustang
5
0.3%
1982 Mustang
1
0.1%
1983 Mustang
4
0.2%
1984 Mustang
12
0.7%
1985 Mustang
7
0.4%
1986 Mustang
7
0.4%
1987 Mustang
5
0.3%
1988 Mustang
11
0.6%
1989 Mustang
12
0.7%
1990 Mustang
15
0.8%
1991 Mustang
19
1.0%
1992 Mustang
12
0.7%
1993 Mustang
14
0.8%
1994 Mustang
65
3.6%
1995 Mustang
175
9.6%
1996 Mustang
86
4.7%
1997 Mustang
49
2.7%
1998 Mustang
79
4.3%
1999 Mustang
44
2.4%
2000 Mustang
93
5.1%
2001 Mustang
40
2.2%
2002 Mustang
31
1.7%
2003 Mustang
25
1.4%
2004 Mustang
20
1.1%
2005 Mustang
125
6.8%
2006 Mustang
68
3.7%
2007 Mustang
83
4.5%
2008 Mustang
48
2.6%
2009 Mustang
29
1.6%
2010 Mustang
49
2.7%
2011 Mustang
66
3.6%
2012 Mustang
90
4.9%
2013 Mustang
48
2.6%
2014 Mustang
51
2.8%
2015 Mustang
98
5.4%
2016 Mustang
61
3.3%
2017 Mustang
51
2.8%
2018 Mustang
24
1.3%
2019 Mustang
23
1.3%
2020 Mustang
21
1.1%
2021 Mustang
12
0.7%
2022 Mustang
21
1.1%
2023 Mustang
4
0.2%
2024 Mustang
9
0.5%
2025 Mustang
1
0.1%
2026 Mustang
3
0.2%
Cities reporting most
SAN Diego
91
21.6%
LOS Angeles
73
17.3%
SAN Jose
44
10.5%
Sacramento
34
8.1%
Huntington Beach
28
6.7%
Fresno
28
6.7%
SAN Francisco
26
6.2%
Chula Vista
25
5.9%
Long Beach
20
4.8%
Anaheim
18
4.3%
Modesto
18
4.3%
Vallejo
16
3.8%