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2011 Ford Mustang brakes problems

15 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2011 Ford Mustang, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
15 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
34,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 0
Injuries and deaths
5 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Brakes complaints by mileage, 2011 Ford Mustang Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 34,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 5 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 34,000 miles
Based on 12 complaints that include mileage. 67% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles5
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 12 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 34,000 miles, and 67% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 5 injuries.

What owners wrote

Air fail to deploy when hit by a uninsured motorist who was speeding through a school zone did an legal lane change hit me while I was making a left turn seat belt on left turn bleaker on turning when safe bam!!! Never seen it coming my head slammed into the steel fame of my 2011 ford mustang v6 head neck back mid lower back every thing from head to toe on my left hurts like hell ribs on both sides knees hands feet as well.

Reported at 50 miles, May 2014 CrashInjury

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that while driving out of the driveway, the brake pedal was depressed, but the vehicle was slow to respond. The contact stated that she noticed that an unknown fluid was leaking from the vehicle. The traction control, oil, and brake warning lights were illuminated. The check brake fluid and check oil messages were displayed. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted.

Reported at 164,877 miles, September 2023

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