2003 Ford Mustang Gt: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 59 complaints
59
Total Complaints
6,000mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
Top Issue
3
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

975 25th Percentile
6,000 Median Mileage
33,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
11
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
7
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
4
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
3
SEAT BELTS
3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
2
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
2
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
2
POWER TRAIN
2
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
1

Severity Assessment

3
Crashes
0
Fires
4
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"VEHICLE SOMETIMES STALLS UPON DECELERATION. CAUSING LOSS OF POWER TO THE BRAKES AND STEERING. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS."
"VEHICLE SOMETIMES STALLS UPON DECELERATION. CAUSING LOSS OF POWER TO THE BRAKES AND STEERING. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS."
"INADVERTANT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT ON MY DAUGHTER'S 2003 MUSTANG GT CONVERTIBLE, WHILE PARKING, CAUSED HER TO JUMP THE PARKING CHOCK, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR. THERE WAS NO APPEARANT DAMAGE TO THE CAR AND THE SPEED WAS LESS THAN 10MPH."

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

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