2013 Ford Mustang: owner complaints and recalls

54% of everything owners report about the 2013 Ford Mustang points at a single system: air bags. That is 145 of 271 complaints on file.

271
Complaints
6
Recalls
16
Crash reports
2
Fire reports
9
Injuries
54.6
Severity index

Severity index 54.6 - Medium. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 54.6p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2013 Ford Mustang sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 145 2013 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2013 Ford Mustang ranks 89 of 145 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 39% of its model-year peers. See the full 2013 ranking.

What actually fails

Air BagsAir Bags: 145 complaints (53.5%)145 54%Power TrainPower Train: 48 complaints (17.7%)48 18%EngineEngine: 22 complaints (8.1%)22 8%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 19 complaints (7.0%)19 7%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 18 complaints (6.6%)18 7%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 14 complaints (5.2%)14 5%SteeringSteering: 10 complaints (3.7%)10 4%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 10 complaints (3.7%)10 4%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
AIR BAGS14553.5%
POWER TRAIN4817.7%
ENGINE228.1%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL197.0%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM186.6%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER145.2%
STEERING103.7%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM103.7%

Complaints filed per year

0551102012: 22013: 132014: 142015: 262016: 1032017: 312018: 192019: 212020: 92021: 62022: 52023: 112024: 52025: 42026: 2 (partial year)121314151610317181920212223242526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20122
201313
201414
201526
2016103
201731
201819
201921
20209
20216
20225
202311
20245
20254
2026 (year to date)2
Complaint volume is broadly steady year over year.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
19V00100007/01/2019AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULEFord Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2014 Ford Mustang vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saip
18V04600011/01/2018AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULEFord Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013 Ford Mustang vehicles sold, or ever registered in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipa
15V31900028/05/2015AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULEFord Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2005-2014 Mustang vehicles manufactured April 6, 2004, to June 21, 2014, and 2005-2006 GT vehicles manufactured February 20, 2004, to September 22, 2006. The affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal
12V19000003/05/2012POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 FORD F-150, 2012 EXPEDITION AND LINCOLN NAVIGATOR, AND 2012-2013 MUSTANG VEHICLES, FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NOS. 102, "TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER SEQUENCE, STARTER INTERLOCK,
21V08100016/02/2021AIR BAGS:FRONTALFord Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2005-2014 Mustang, 2004-2011 Ranger, 2009-2011 Mercury Milan, 2006 Ford GT, 2008-2012 Fusion, 2007-2010 Edge and Lincoln MKX, and 2009-2010 Lincoln MKZ vehicles. These vehicles may be equipped with a driver or passenger frontal air
21E01300016/02/2021AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULEFord Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain air bag inflator and/or module replacement service parts that may have been used as part of a collision repair. The parts include certain driver-side air bag inflators and/or modules, designed to fit 2005-2014 Ford Mustang and Musta
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.