Ford GTYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 10 owner complaints and 7 safety recalls on record for the Ford GT.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints10Top: Air bags Safety recalls72004–2018 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Ford GT years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the GT median. Tap a year for its full report.

1 4 5 0 0

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Avoid
Caution
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2018Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2017Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 2006Not rated–/1005 complaints · 4 recalls 2005Not rated–/1004 complaints · 4 recalls 2004Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Ford GT problems

All model years combined: 10 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

5Air bags

2Engine and engine cooling1 crash/fire/injury

1Power train1 crash/fire/injury

1Suspension

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Air bags	5	0
Engine and engine cooling	2	1
Power train	1	1
Suspension	1	0

7 recalls

Ford GT recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Structure25V-443 · 2017 · Jun 27, 2025 · 2 vehicles Air bags: frontal21V-081 · 2006 · Feb 16, 2021 · 1,067 vehicles Structure18V-707 · 2017–2018 · Oct 9, 2018 · 176 vehicles Passenger side: inflator module17V-024 · 2005–2006 · Jan 10, 2017 · 654,695 vehiclesDo not drive Driver side: inflator module15V-319 · 2005–2006 · May 28, 2015 · 1,018,622 vehiclesDo not drive Air bags14V-787 · 2005–2006 · Dec 12, 2014 · 410 vehicles Front: control arm04V-604 · 2005 · Dec 22, 2004 · 283 vehicles

2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the GT

Feb 24, 2015
Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA15001 · 2005–2006 · still open
Led to recall 14V-668
Jun 11, 2014
Air Bag Inflator RupturePE14016 · 2005–2006 · closed Mar 2, 2015
Led to recall 13V-172