2013 Ford Mustang problems
Owners have filed 325 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Ford Mustang. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 45% of complaints. Next are drivetrain & axles (14%) and engine (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 325 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 45% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 19 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 14 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 41,000 miles 159 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 48 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 26 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 29 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 24 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 13 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 12 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 159 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 41,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 25,000 miles (21 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 19 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 14 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2013 ranks 9th most-complained-about out of 36 model years of the Ford Mustang with enough data (249 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
On february 24, 2013, I was involved in a "fender bender" in my brand new 2013 ford mustang where I was traveling approximately 15 MPH. Although the collision was minor, and the damage to the front end was minimal, the airbags deployed. The driver's side front and side panel airbags both deployed. The front air bag severely burned me when it exploded out upon impact. I have photographs of the burns that I have suffered as the result of the air bag deployment, as well as the damage to the car.
Tl* the contact owned a 2013 ford mustang. The contact's vehicle was rear ended by another vehicle while idling at a stop sign. The driver side air bag deployed, but the passenger side air bag did not deploy. Both the driver and the passenger suffered injuries and were transported to the hospital for medical attention. The driver sustained an injured knee and the passenger sustained a lacerated hip and a fractured lumber vertebrae. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed.
Last september 15th 2016thursday night I was driving my vehicle on road pr2 in quebradillas puerto rico. Around 50MPH. Suddenly the car collapse in the left front end. I try to pull the vehicle to the right without any response, I try to apply the brakes and the pedal went all the way down and no brake response. I had no control of the vehicle, finally the vehicle stop when touch the center concrete wall in the center of the road. The vehicle has serious damage on the left front corner.
Takata recall - recall recieved may 2015. Notice continues to carry the notation that the remedy not yet available. Taking a year to make parts available seems extreme and I don't wish to continue driving an unsafe car.