2015 Ford Mustang problems
Owners have filed 600 complaints with NHTSA about the 2015 Ford Mustang. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 11% of complaints. Next are brakes (9%) and engine (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 600 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 11% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 43 and 14
- Injuries and deaths
- 36 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 32,000 miles 356 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 | 134 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 64 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 70 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 40 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 27 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 14 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 356 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 32,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 30,000 miles (39 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 43 complaints mention a crash; 14 complaints mention a fire; 36 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2015 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 36 model years of the Ford Mustang with enough data (339 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 11 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.
2015 mustang 2.3 liter. Purchased brand new from fairfield ford in california. Mustang rear ended 2014 prius at highway speed. Severe accident. Steering wheel airbag failed to inflate in mustang. Lower airbag in driver footwell inflated only. Driver seatbelt retractor is not locked potentially should be immobilized. Driver of mustang suffered 2 broken ribs, 2 cracked ribs, and a cracked sternum. Her face also struck the steering wheel and caused her to become unconscious for a little while .
The contact owns a 2015 Ford Mustang. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed and attempting to accelerate, the RPM's increase rapidly but the vehicle lost motive power. The contact also stated that there was a gasoline odor present inside the vehicle. The check engine and service engine warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed failures with the fuel tank filler pipe, fuel vapor line, and fuel supply tube. The fuel tank filler pipe was repaired.
The contact owns a 2015 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that before making a left turn the contact switched on the left turn light signal; however, upon making the left turn the contact noticed that the left turn signal on the instrument panel was flashing twice as fast as normal. The contact pulled over to inspect the vehicle. The contact became aware that the taillights were inoperable; however, after restarting the vehicle, the taillights became operable.