By year
Owner complaints about Mustang vehicles peaked at 2 in 2010
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 2010 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Mustang
The complete NHTSA record for Mustang vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Mustang recalls are filed by Ford, part of Mustang.
Owner complaints in the last five years04 on file in all, across 1 models
Recall campaigns10 in five years
Severity index0.0Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations01 service bulletins
Components
Powertrain draws the most owner complaints about Mustang vehicles, 40% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The Shelby GT 500 has the most complaints of any Mustang model
Every Mustang model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby GT 500 | 2010 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a Mustang product
- 10V-030 Jan 29, 2010
Certain model year 2010 mustang shelby gt 500 vehicles manufactured between october 28 and december 3, 2009, fail to conform to the tire loading…
Tires · 243 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.