Ford Mustang
2006 only
166,530 sold in the US for 2006.
per 10,000 sold
2006 Ford Mustang have 407 classified complaints on record for that year specifically, plus 4 recalls. The most common issue in this year is Airbags, seatbelts and restraints, typically surfacing around 70,484 miles.
Computed directly from stored federal records for 2006 model years only — not blended with the rest of this vehicle's production run. See the full Ford Mustang report for every year combined.
Where this year fits
What breaks, and when — 2006 only
Median onset: 70,484 miles. 3.5% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
More common in older model years.
Median onset: 60,000 miles.
Median onset: 60,000 miles.
More common in older model years.
Median onset: 88,000 miles. 11.1% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues.
Median onset: 71,000 miles.
Which other vehicles have automatic transmission problems? →Median onset: 90,000 miles.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in older model years.
Median onset: 38,378 miles.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues.
Median onset: 65,358 miles.
More common in older model years.
From owner-filed complaints to NHTSA, not independently verified. Federal mileage reporting on recent complaints is sparse — see how it works.
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Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — complaints and recalls, scoped to 2006 model year. See the full Ford Mustang report for every year and full specs/safety data.