Ford Mustang Convertible
Owners filed 139 complaints across 9 model years of the Ford Mustang Convertible. The 2003 drew the most (35); the 1996 the fewest (8).
Model years9
Complaints139
Recalls0
Fires4
Deaths0
Every Ford Mustang Convertible model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 35 | 0 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 2001 | 17 | 0 | — | 4 | Fuel System, Gasoline | Routine | |
| 2000 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 | — | 1 | Exterior Lighting › Headlights | Routine | |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 | — | 3 | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 | — | 1 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 1995 | 14 | 0 | — | 2 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 1994 | 16 | 0 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine |
Which Ford Mustang Convertible years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2003 is the weakest year on record, with 35 complaints concentrated in the engine and engine cooling › engine.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.