2012 Model Year

Ford Mustang

NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data

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Complaints
468
Recalls
0
Crashes
20
Severe
32

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Latest owner reports

Visibility
Sep 2025

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Mustang. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the front windshield wipers independently activated. There w...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Aug 2025

Speedometer went to zero while driving and seemed to be in neutral. Could not accelerate. Also low fuel warning light came on when I had a full tank....

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
May 2025

Down shifting in to first and reverse problems nothing wrong with transmission

Air Bags
Mar 2025

I bought the car on Dec 20th 2024. The dealership informed me of the recall and turned off the passenger side airbag. I returned to the dealership as...

POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Oct 2024

Transmission seems to lose power while driving, the car will barely pull itself but the rpms increase if I accelerate. This has happened several times...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY/WIPER
Sep 2024

Windshield wipers turn on randomly and will not stay on when switch is on, also sprays washer fluid on windshield randomly and wipers do not work maki...

POWER TRAIN,EXTERIOR LIGHTING
May 2024

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Mustang. The contact stated while driving at undisclosed speeds, the vehicle started stalling. The contact pulled over to...

POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Feb 2024

Recently started having erratic shifting issues. Will downshift randomly out of nowhere while driving. Sometimes will just be stuck in 1st gear and wo...

Power Train
Nov 2023

The transmission down shifted to first gear and the rear tires locked up. Skidding on the highway.

Tires
Jun 2023

There was a pencil mark on the inside tire wall where there was a leak. On the test drive there was a light on the dash indicating low pressure. Prior...

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Data updated: March 4, 2026

Summary

The 2012 Ford Mustang has 468 complaints and 0 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is Air Bags. 20 crash-related incidents have been reported.

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