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Which Ford Mustang Mach E years to avoid

No Ford Mustang Mach E model year in 2021–2021 falls into the flagged band. The weakest are 2021, and even those sit close to this model’s own median.

Ownership label · Ford Mustang Mach E Full report
C
Grade 2021–2021
2021 vs model median 1.0×
Model median3× median
Driver Assist 201
Electrical 139
Fuel System 44
Weakest

2021

Best

2021

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Year Complaint volume vs median Reports Grade
2021
1.00× 590 C
2022 P
0.51× 238 C
2023 P
0.40× 210 B
2024 P
0.17× 85 B
2025 P
0.04× 23 B

P — provisional. These years have not completed 60 months on the road, so their totals are incomplete and they are excluded from the verdict.

What owners report

The component groups most often named, with one representative report. These are unverified — allegations, not findings.

2021 C 590 reports · median 21,000 mi

  1. Driver Assist 201

    When I start up the car, and the temperature is below 50 degrees, the "pre-collision assist" is not available, the "park aid" malfunctions and the "blind spot detection with cross traffic" is inoperative....the alerts… owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Electrical 139

    As I was driving down the road (in motion / city street) at 30 miles per hour in my brand new (4 week old / 2200 miles) all electric ford mach e, the display flashed multiple warning lights that came too quickly to… owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Fuel System 44

    As the vehicle was braking to a stop at a stoplight the rear motors began chattering. The vehicle stopped and gave multiple error messages including "shift system fault" and "stop vehicle safely." it locked the parking… owner complaint filed with NHTSA

17 crash · 11 injuries

The best year for the Mustang Mach E

Ranked by overall score among years with a full 60 months on the road.

2021 is the best-scoring Mustang Mach E model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 56.7 out of 100 — a score that combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.

Yearvs medianReportsGrade
2021 1.00× 590 C

Recalls

21 campaigns on record.

Campaign Component Model years Units affected
25V315000 BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE 2021–2023 1,076,138
25V863000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:INTERNAL:PARK PAWL 2024, 2025 272,645
25V404000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BODY CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE 2021–2025 197,432
24V594000 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR 2023, 2024 86,852
26V487000 STRUCTURE:EXTERIOR TRIM 2023–2025 86,543
22V412000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY:MANAGEMENT SYSTEM/ENERGY CONTROL MODULE (BMS/BECM):SOFTWARE 2021, 2022 48,924
25V885000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE 2025 45,047
26V417000 POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT 2021–2023 42,784
23V687000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY:MANAGEMENT SYSTEM/ENERGY CONTROL MODULE (BMS/BECM) 2021, 2022 34,762
21V711000 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD 2021 17,692
21V712000 VISIBILITY:FIXED PANARAMIC ROOF/SKY LIGHT ASSEMBLY 2021 13,544
25V519000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE 2025 3,270

+ 9 further campaigns

How long do they last?

Complaint records show when problems get reported, not how long a car survives. Where owners gave an odometer reading, faults on the 2021 were reported at a median of 21,000 miles. Treat that as the point problems start being noticed, not a lifespan.

Common questions

Answered directly from this model’s record.

Which Ford Mustang Mach E years should you avoid?
No Ford Mustang Mach E model year in 2021–2021 scores in the flagged band. The weakest are 2021.
What is the best year for the Ford Mustang Mach E?
2021 is the best-scoring Ford Mustang Mach E model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 56.7 out of 100. The score combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.
How many recalls does the Ford Mustang Mach E have?
21 distinct recall campaigns are on record across all scored Ford Mustang Mach E model years. A recall is a matter of record: the manufacturer filed a defect report with NHTSA.

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2021 Mustang Mach E
Complaints in window
590
Severity-weighted
749
Model median (weighted)
749
vs model median
1.00×
Recall campaigns (weighted)
13
Open investigations
1
Score 56.7 C