2016 Ford Mustang: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 484 complaints
484
Total Complaints
35,000mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE
Top Issue
23
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

9,500 25th Percentile
35,000 Median Mileage
62,835 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE
73
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
68
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
66
BACK OVER PREVENTION
30
POWER TRAIN
29
STRUCTURE:BODY
21
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
19
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
19
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
18
AIR BAGS
15

Severity Assessment

23
Crashes
9
Fires
22
Injuries
6
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT WHERE A DEER JUMPED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I SWERVED AND MY CAR WENT THROUGH A BRICK MAILBOX. MY AIRBAGS TOOK A WHILE TO COME OUT, BUT WHEN THEY DID I WAS BURNED AND BLISTERED."
"I WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT WHERE A DEER JUMPED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I SWERVED AND MY CAR WENT THROUGH A BRICK MAILBOX. MY AIRBAGS TOOK A WHILE TO COME OUT, BUT WHEN THEY DID I WAS BURNED AND BLISTERED."
"TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE DUE TO SHAKING, POPPING, VIBRATION AND LOUD NOISE FROM STEERING ASSEMBLY, CAR WHEELS AND STEERING WHEEL WHEN INITIATING INITIAL MOVEMENT OF VEHICLE FROM A COLD CONDITION (STARTUP FROM A COLD/PARKED STATE). THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS IN..."

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