2016 Ford Mustang Recalls, Complaints & Specs

5 safety recalls list the 2016 Ford Mustang, and owners have filed 378 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

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5 safety recalls for the 2016 Ford Mustang

Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.

1. Pretensioner (seat belts)

   NHTSA 25V614000 Reported September 12, 2025 332,778 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

   Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Mustang vehicles. Water and road salt may corrode the front seat belt anchor pretensioner cables.

   Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace both front seat belt anchor pretensioner assemblies, as necessary. In addition, dealers will remove sections of the carpet and underlayment that contact the cables. Dealers will also…

2. Camera (back over prevention)

   NHTSA 25V572000 Reported September 3, 2025 1,456,417 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

   Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2019 Lincoln MKC, Mustang, F-350 SD, F-250 SD, F-450 SD, 2015-2017 Lincoln Navigator, Expedition, 2015-2018 Edge, Transit Connect, 2016-2019 F-550 SD, Transit, 2017-2019 Econoline, and 2019 Ranger vehicles. The rearview camera may display a distorted, inverted, or blank image when the…

   Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the rearview camera as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 13, 2026. Ford owners will receive letters in phases, beginning January 2026 and June…

3. Camera (back over prevention)

   NHTSA 22V082000 Reported February 16, 2022 330,784 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

   Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Mustang vehicles. The rearview camera wiring may be loose or damaged, which can result in a blank or distorted image.

   Remedy: Dealers will inspect and repair the decklid wiring harness and/or replace the rearview camera, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 23, 2022 and June 26, 2023. Remedy parts are…

4. Hoses/lines/piping/fittings (engine and engine cooling)

   NHTSA 16V779000 Reported October 26, 2016 6,582 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

   Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Mustang vehicles manufactured February 24, 2015, to August 30, 2016. A hose may separate from the engine oil cooler tube assembly causing an oil leak.

   Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the engine oil cooler tube assembly, free of charge. The recall began on March 23, 2017. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for…

5. Connector/clip (child seat) and seat belts

   NHTSA 15V707000 Reported October 26, 2015 1,900 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

   Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2016 Ford Mustang vehicles manufactured September 26, 2015, to October 1, 2015. The front and rear seat belts and child seat tether anchors may have been damaged in shipping from the supplier to the vehicle assembly plant and may not adequately restrain the occupant in a crash.…

   Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front and rear seat belt assemblies and the child seat tether anchors, free of charge. The recall began on December 18, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer…

378 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 2016 Ford Mustang have filed 378 complaints with NHTSA; 13 describe a crash and 7 describe a fire. Reports cite 11 injuries and 2 deaths. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 41,271 miles. Complaints peaked in 2022 with 53 filed that year.

Most-reported components

• Engine75
• Electrical system70
• Unknown or other69
• Back over prevention31
• Power train29
• Structure: body22
• Fuel/propulsion system20
• Back over prevention: camera19

What owners are reporting

“A new Walmart-brand EverStart Plus 96R, 590 CCA automotive battery was purchased on August 4, 2026, and installed in a 2016 Ford Mustang Convertible. On the evening of September 26, 2026, my family an”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, September 29, 2026 · Electrical system

“The contact owned a 2016 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that while driving at highway speeds, the driver's side door independently opened. The failure caused severe wind noise to enter the vehicle,”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, September 18, 2026 · Latches/locks/linkages

Fuel economy and specs

EPA ratings for the 2016 Ford Mustang (Mustang Convertible, Shelby GT350 Mustang). Ranges cover every tested configuration.

Compare Ford Mustang model years

Recall and complaint counts for every Ford Mustang model year in NHTSA's database.

Checking a specific 2016 Ford Mustang

Other Ford models

• F-15037,961 complaints
• Explorer34,566 complaints
• Escape27,430 complaints
• Fusion22,405 complaints
• Focus22,096 complaints
• Taurus18,159 complaints
• Windstar14,158 complaints
• Edge14,065 complaints

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.