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Ford Mustang GTYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 694 NHTSA owner complaints across 11 model years, the Ford Mustang GT years to avoid are 2005 and 2006, and the strongest years are 1996, 1999, 2002 and 2003. The Mustang GT has 1 safety recall on record.

Ford Mustang GT
Years to avoid'05 '06Based on weighted complaintsBest years'96 '99 '02 '03Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints694Top: Engine and engine coolingSafety recalls11996–2006 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Calreyn88, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Best & worst years

Ford Mustang 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 Mustang GT median. Tap a year for its full report.

'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2006Avoid26/100151 complaints · 0 recalls2005Avoid25/100163 complaints · 0 recalls2004Not rated–/10014 complaints · 0 recalls2003Solid51/10051 complaints · 0 recalls2002Solid50/10048 complaints · 0 recalls2001Solid42/10059 complaints · 0 recalls2000Solid46/10064 complaints · 1 recall1999Solid59/10036 complaints · 0 recalls1998Solid50/10053 complaints · 0 recalls1997Not rated–/10023 complaints · 0 recalls1996Solid63/10032 complaints · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Ford Mustang GT problems

All model years combined: 694 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Engine and engine cooling1817
Air bags13024
Electrical system917
Vehicle speed control509
Power train495
Fuel system, gasoline422
Structure393
Seat belts374
Engine212
20 other systems16325
1 recall

Ford Mustang GT recalls

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

–Visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system00V-355 · 2000 · Nov 3, 2000 · 11,400 vehicles
2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Mustang GT

  1. SPARK PLUG EJECTION FROM CYLINDER HEADDP05005 · 1997–2003 · closed Jan 4, 2006
    No recall
  2. ACCELERATOR PEDAL INTERFERENCEPE05038 · 2003 · closed Sep 13, 2005
    No recall