Ford Mustang GT
Owners filed 694 complaints across 11 model years of the Ford Mustang GT. The 2005 drew the most (163); the 2004 the fewest (14).
Model years11
Complaints694
Recalls3
Fires9
Deaths7
Every Ford Mustang GT model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 151 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2005 | 163 | 1 | 1 | 9 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2004 | 14 | 0 | — | 4 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2003 | 51 | 0 | — | 3 | Power Train › Manual Transmission | Routine | |
| 2002 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 5 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 2001 | 59 | 0 | — | 11 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 2000 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 1999 | 36 | 0 | — | 3 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 1998 | 53 | 0 | 3 | 2 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe | Routine | |
| 1997 | 23 | 0 | — | 1 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe | Routine | |
| 1996 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe | Routine |
Which Ford Mustang GT years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2005 is the weakest year on record, with 163 complaints concentrated in the electrical system. It carries 1 recall.
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.