2005 Ford Mustang: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 892 complaints
892
Total Complaints
49,000mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
43
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

13,883 25th Percentile
49,000 Median Mileage
75,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
228
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
165
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
56
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
46
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
40
STRUCTURE
30
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
27
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
23
STRUCTURE:BODY
21
ENGINE
19

Severity Assessment

43
Crashes
10
Fires
36
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE TURNING LEFT WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING LOCKS, AND HAS TO BE YANKED HARD TO FREE, I ALMOST HAD TWO ACCIDENTS. *AK"
"THE SHAKER 1000 SYSTEM WHILE PLAYING CD'S THEY WILL SKIP AND SOMETIMES REPEAT A FEW SECOUNDS OF MUSIC OVER AND OVER. *AK"
"WHILE PULLING INTO A GARAGE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK, AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED THROUGH THE GARAGE WALL INTO THE KITCHEN. THE CONSUMERS DAUGHTER HAD TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK TO STOP IT. THE CONSUMERS WIFE SUSTAINED INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. DEALER AND ..."

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