Ford Mustang / 2024
2024 Ford Mustang problems
Owners have filed 119 complaints about the 2024 Ford Mustang with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 29.4% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of engine at 7.6%.
Complaints119
Crashes12
Fires0
Injuries6
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 29.4% · 35
Unknown or other 14.3% · 17
Engine 7.6% · 9
Back over prevention 5.9% · 7
Exterior lighting 5.9% · 7
Power train 5.9% · 7
Air bags 4.2% · 5
Forward collision avoidance 4.2% · 5
Severity
Of those complaints, 12 describe a crash and 6 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 30 model years of the Ford Mustang in this data, 2024 draws comparatively few complaints; 2005 is the outlier year.
Filings are rising — 111 in the last three years against 8 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 5,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The main display on vehicle providing speed, gas level, mileage and all gauges and vehicle information and notifications has gone completely black. Screen has not been able to turn back on after troubleshooting with Ford. Dealerships have been booked up for a week or two in a 2 state radius and ford has denied to provide a loner vehicle so I am stuck driving without knowing how much gas or how fast Iâm going Electrical system
Center dashboard screen visually displaying BACKUP CAMERA, ventilation controls, radio, etc., does not boot leaving screen blank and nonfunctional. This problem did not begin until the NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V802000 software update was installed in January 2025. Safety hazard: Cannot view backup camera. This VIN appears to not have been included yet in current NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V315000 recall. Electrical system
I own a new manual 2024 Ford Mustang GT now with 800 miles. When turning on the unit on 2 occasions, one on November 20 and another on December 3, documented with photographs and videos, the unit presents a black screen with no image. Either in reverse or drive without the possibility of viewing any image. The agency was notified and commented that these failures had never occurred. Electrical system
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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