Best and worst years for the Ford Mustang

Of the 36 model years of the Ford Mustang with enough data to compare, the 2011 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (481), and the 2023 has the fewest (28).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Most complaints
Fewest complaints
In between

Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.

View the numbers

Model year	Complaints (first five years; total for recent years)
1990	31
1991	39
1992	36
1993	82
1994	196
1995	425
1996	206
1997	153
1998	189
1999	184
2000	291
2001	155
2002	106
2003	123
2004	103
2005	370
2006	155
2007	241
2008	83
2009	66
2010	141
2011	481
2012	478
2013	249
2014	381
2015	339
2016	273
2017	220
2018	160
2019	136
2020	159
2021	67
2022	77
2023	28
2024	140
2025	31
2026	13

What stands out

The 2011 stands out, with about 3.1 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 1995, 2000, 2005, 2007.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2011 and 2012. Or the years with the fewest: 2023 and 2025.

All model years

Model year	First five years	All complaints
2026	13	13
2025	31	31
2024	140	140
2023	28	28
2022	77	77
2021	67	67
2020	159	184
2019	136	201
2018	160	250
2017	220	347
2016	273	504
2015	339	600
2014	381	427
2013	249	325
2012	478	573
2011	481	583
2010	141	297
2009	66	215
2008	83	384
2007	241	728
2006	155	508
2005	370	893
2004	103	130
2003	123	181
2002	106	159
2001	155	219
2000	291	427
1999	184	281
1998	189	297
1997	153	231
1996	206	329
1995	425	829
1994	196	496
1993	82	132
1992	36	80
1991	39	98
1990	31	119