2000 Ford Mustang Convertible: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 22 complaints
22
Total Complaints
89,000mi
Median Mileage
Electrical System
Top Issue
3
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

50,000 25th Percentile
89,000 Median Mileage
98,818 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Electrical System
3
Gasoline
2
Tires
2
Engine And Engine Cooling
2
Fuel/Propulsion System
2
Unknown Or Other
1
Steering
1
Body
1
Caliper
1
Clutch Assembly
1

Severity Assessment

3
Crashes
3
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"VEHICLE ON TWO OCCASIONS HAS REQUIRED EXTENSIVE REWELDING IN THE A PILLAR AREA."
"CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER FOR DIANOIS OF ENGINE MISS. CHARGED $65.00 COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM WHY CAR WAS MISSING. OKAYED FOR TEAR DOWN ADDITIONAL AN $135.00. WAS TOLD PUSH ROD BENT. VALVE AND VALVE SPRING BROKEN. POSSIBLE HEAD DAMAGE. WAS CALLED TO OKAY AN ADDITIONAL $625...."
"DESPITE A NEW SET OF MICHELIN'S, OUR 2000 FORD MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE TENDS TO LOSE CONTROL IN THE SLIGHTEST BIT OF STANDING OR FLOWING WATER ON THE ROAD. DUE TO POOR SURFACE DRAINAGE IN SOUTH TEXAS, WITH A HEAVY RAIN IT IS TYPICAL TO FIND A THIN FILM OF FLOWING WATER BEFORE AND AFTER A BRIDGE. ALTHO..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

AZ: 6 MA: 2 FL: 2 TX: 2 WA: 1 OH: 1 IL: 1 WI: 1 CA: 1 MI: 1

Who Files Complaints?

31.8%
Original Owners
68.2%
Second+ Owners

Ford Mustang Convertible — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
1994210
2001235
2003420

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28