2006 Ford Mustang: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 505 complaints
505
Total Complaints
55,000mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
32
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

18,850 25th Percentile
55,000 Median Mileage
77,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
226
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
33
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
26
STRUCTURE:BODY
19
POWER TRAIN
19
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
13
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
12
STRUCTURE
11
ENGINE
11
SERVICE BRAKES
10

Severity Assessment

32
Crashes
3
Fires
21
Injuries
4
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO FILL THE GAS TANK WITH GASOLINE, AND ONCE THE TANK IS HALF FULL, THE GAS WILL BACK UP THROUGH THE FILLER NECK AND SPILL OUT OF THE SPOUT ONTO THE VEHICLE. THIS IS INTERMITTENT IN NATURE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SEEN BY A DEALER. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE ..."
"TRAVELING ON SATURDAY EVENING ON 2/4/06, ROADS SOMEWHAT SLICK, SNOW TURNING TO BLACK ICE ON ROAD. LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE ON BLACK ICE DOING 30-35 MPH ON RESIDENTIAL STREET. CAR FISH TAILED HIT CURB WITH RIGHT REAR, WHICH SPUN CAR INTO ROADWAY, HIT RIGHT FRONT ON OPPOSITE CURB. CAR UNDER CONTROL..."
"ON 2006 MUSTANG GT, EXPERIENCED ERRATIC FUEL GAUGE READING ONCE FUEL LEVEL DROPPED BELOW 1/2 TANK. EXPERIENCED FAILURE DURING INITIAL START OF VEHICLE FOR THE DAY. APPROX. 3/8 TANK AVAILABLE WHEN VEHICLE TURNED OFF PREVIOUS NIGHT. GAUGE READ "E" WITH "0 MILES TO EMPTY" ON DIGITAL DISPLAY. *JB"

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