1990–2026 · 37 model years

Ford Mustang recalls & problems by year

286 recalls and 8,908 owner complaints on file with NHTSA. Pick a year for the full record.

Most complaints2005705 complaints

Most recalls199515 recalls

Crashes reported728in owner complaints

Injuries reported51327 deaths

Owner complaints by model yearSelect a bar to open that year

Model year	NHTSA stars	EPA mpg	Recalls	Complaints	Crashes	Fires	Injuries	Deaths
2026 Mustang	5★	17–26 mpg	5	8	2	0	1	0
2025 Mustang	5★	17–26 mpg	6	19	1	0	0	0
2024 Mustang	5★	17–26 mpg	12	84	5	0	4	0
2023 Mustang	5★	17–25 mpg	6	15	5	0	0	0
2022 Mustang	5★	17–25 mpg	9	50	4	1	3	0
2021 Mustang	5★	17–25 mpg	6	55	4	0	2	0
2020 Mustang	5★	17–25 mpg	8	121	13	5	8	0
2019 Mustang	5★	18–25 mpg	6	151	3	1	1	0
2018 Mustang	5★	18–25 mpg	4	196	8	1	5	0
2017 Mustang	5★	17–24 mpg	6	268	14	8	11	0
2016 Mustang	5★	18–25 mpg	5	380	13	7	11	2
2015 Mustang	5★	18–25 mpg	11	439	26	7	19	0
2014 Mustang	4★	18–23 mpg	4	359	30	1	23	0
2013 Mustang	4★	18–23 mpg	6	271	16	2	9	0
2012 Mustang	4★	18–23 mpg	7	469	20	2	9	1
2011 Mustang	—	17–23 mpg	5	466	20	1	17	0
2010 Mustang	—	17–21 mpg	6	261	13	2	11	2
2009 Mustang	—	16–20 mpg	6	181	17	2	7	0
2008 Mustang	—	16–20 mpg	8	347	21	0	14	0
2007 Mustang	—	16–20 mpg	9	615	46	5	40	1
2006 Mustang	—	18–20 mpg	9	424	19	3	15	2
2005 Mustang	—	18–20 mpg	9	705	31	7	27	0
2004 Mustang	—	17–21 mpg	6	116	20	0	8	0
2003 Mustang	—	17–21 mpg	6	145	19	4	11	0
2002 Mustang	—	18–21 mpg	6	118	19	6	11	0
2001 Mustang	—	18–20 mpg	8	173	37	2	34	2
2000 Mustang	—	14–21 mpg	9	311	56	9	42	2
1999 Mustang	—	17–21 mpg	10	213	50	2	22	2
1998 Mustang	—	18–21 mpg	14	236	44	12	31	1
1997 Mustang	—	18–21 mpg	11	176	17	3	13	2
1996 Mustang	—	18–21 mpg	12	246	17	6	15	0
1995 Mustang	—	15–21 mpg	15	602	48	29	38	7
1994 Mustang	—	18–21 mpg	13	356	22	19	19	1
1993 Mustang	—	17–22 mpg	7	101	22	29	14	2
1992 Mustang	—	17–22 mpg	5	69	11	21	8	0
1991 Mustang	—	17–22 mpg	6	77	5	22	3	0
1990 Mustang	—	17–23 mpg	5	85	10	29	7	0

Crash, fire, injury and death figures are what owners reported in their complaints; NHTSA does not verify them. A year with more complaints is not necessarily worse: newer and best-selling years collect more reports.

Most-reported problem areas, all years

Air bags2,404
Power train1,182
Engine and engine cooling1,097
Electrical system1,047
Engine529
Structure528
Vehicle speed control522
Unknown or other511