MODELYEARINDEX

Ford Mustang

2,378 complaints across 12 scored model years and 58 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Ford Mustang Full report
F
Grade 2010–2021
2012 vs model median 2.1×
Model median3× median
Drivetrain 103
Airbags & Restraints 83
Engine 24
Avoid

2012 · 2014

Best

2010 · 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
2010
0.41× 59 B
2011
1.85× 322 F
2012
2.14× 345 F
2013
1.11× 197 C
2014
1.93× 323 F
2015
1.72× 230 F
2016
1.32× 192 D
2017
0.85× 129 C
2018
0.62× 106 B
2019
0.57× 84 B
2020
0.89× 100 C
2021
0.34× 50 B
2022 P
0.48× 74 B
2023 P
0.27× 28 B
2024 P
0.75× 119 C
2025 P
0.13× 20 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 it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

Combined MPG19
City / Highway16 / 24
Engine5L, 8 cyl
DriveRear-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost$3,250

Recalls

58 campaigns on record, 6 carrying a Park It or Park Outside warning.

Campaign Component Model years Units affected
20V331000 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH 2015 2,147,323
16V643000 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH 2015 2,046,297
16V384000 Park it AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 2010, 2011 1,892,343
25V572000 BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA 2015–2019 1,456,417
25V695000 BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA 2020 1,448,655
25V315000 BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE 2024 1,076,138
15V319000 Park it AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 2010–2014 1,018,622
25V455000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP 2021, 2022 850,318

+ 50 further campaigns

Others in Sports Cars

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Model Years to avoid Grade
Chevrolet Camaro
none flagged
C
Chevrolet Corvette
20172019
C
Dodge Challenger
20102012
C
Hyundai Genesis Coupe
none flagged
C
Nissan 370Z
2010
B
Scion FR-S
none flagged
C
Subaru WRX
20172018
C
Volkswagen EOS
none flagged
C

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 2012 Mustang
Complaints in window
345
Severity-weighted
488.5
Model median (weighted)
228
vs model median
2.14×
Recall campaigns (weighted)
13
Open investigations
0
Score 31.4 F