2023 Ford Mustang problems
Owners have filed 28 complaints with NHTSA about the 2023 Ford Mustang. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 18% of complaints. Next are steering (18%) and brakes (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 28 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 18% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
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%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 11 complaints mention a crash. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 87% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2023 ranks 36th most-complained-about out of 36 model years of the Ford Mustang with enough data (28 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 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 Nov 22nd, I met with an accident. I have a safety recall notice from Ford. NHTSA Recall number is 23V727. Because of this, the brakes were faulty leading to the accident.
The contact owned a 2023 Ford Mustang. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V727000 (Electrical System) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer had not been contacted. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 MPH and attempting to apply the brake pedal however the vehicle failed to stop causing them to crash into a nearby apartment building.
The contact owns a 2023 Ford Mustang. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V493000 (Steering); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel was shaking abnormally. The local dealer was contacted; however, no assistance was provided. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired.