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2016 Ford Mustang engine problems

Owners reported engine problems in 84 complaints for the 2016 Ford Mustang, 17% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
84 17% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
44,000 miles 50 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 4
Injuries and deaths
4 and 2

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2016 Ford Mustang Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 44,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 16 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 7 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 9 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 9 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 44,000 miles
Based on 50 complaints that include mileage. 64% 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 miles16
20k to 40k miles7
40k to 60k miles9
60k to 80k miles9
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 50 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 44,000 miles, and 64% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 4 fires, 4 injuries, 2 deaths.

What owners wrote

This specific car model is a 2016 Shelby GT350 tech package that I owned for at least 7 months. In this time period i had only put 7k mikes on it before it blew up. After doing tons of research there is a tons of class action law suits against Ford for these cars. The incident that occurred was while driving the vehicle caught fire on the passenger side. Driving at the speed limit of 40 MPH no warning lights, Check engine lights or anything it just blew up.

February 2023 FireInjuryDeath

After having the car for 5 months (59,000 mi) the engine blew up while driving 60MPH on a state highway and dropped all of its oil. The ecoboost mustangs are incredibly prone to this issue and ford is just sweeping them under the rug. Ford had my car for 4 months when it was misfiring (which is how "ecoboom" begins) and replaced almost everything under the powertrain warranty minus the engine, transmission and turbocharger.

Reported at 59,000 miles, December 2020 Fire

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