The 2012 Ford Mustang has 469 owner-filed NHTSA complaints and 7 recalls on record. The most-reported areas are power train and air bags. Owners most often flag manual transmission (mt-82) concerns: grinding, notchy feel, and general reliability concerns. frequency: recurrent.
Source: NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for 2012 Ford Mustang vehicles (US, public record).
Across the 17 Mustang model years we track, complaint volume runs from 112 (2024) to 868 (2005). With 469 complaints, the 2012 Mustang sits abovethe model's median of 260.
These are raw NHTSA complaint totals, not adjusted for how many cars sold or how long each model year has been on the road. Older and higher-selling years accumulate more complaints.
air bags:frontal:passenger side:inflator module
Campaign 19V001000Ford 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 Ri…
air bags:frontal:passenger side:inflator module
Campaign 17V024000Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2012 Ford Fusion and Mustang and Lincoln Zephyr and MKZ vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississipp…
air bags:frontal:driver side:inflator module
Campaign 15V319000Ford 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 affe…
power train:automatic transmission
Campaign 16V248000Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Ford F-150 trucks, 2012 Ford Expedition, Lincoln Navigator, and Ford Mustang vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with an automatic transmission…
Sentiment is highly fragmented and generation-dependent. Long-term owner reports for older generations (e.g., SN95/New Edge, S197) often express strong satisfaction with reliability, simplicity, and the ownership experience, with some…
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Used Mustang listings typically run $30,638–$44,149 across 2007 to 2026 model years.
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