2000 Model Year

Ford Mustang

NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data

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Complaints
394
Recalls
1
Crashes
62
Severe
110

Active Recalls

Manufacturer safety recalls

99V250000 Sep 1999

Other

No consequence data available

Recent Complaints

Latest owner reports

Power Train Crash
Oct 2025

The contact owns a 1965 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the vehicle unintendedly reversed on an incline of a parking...

Seat Belts
May 2021

Drivers side and passenger (front) seatbelts no longer operational. They do not retract and they do not lock in place -- this is a safety issue. We at...

Exterior Lighting
Aug 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE DIMMED AND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHILE DRIVING IN LOW LIGHT C...

Seat Belts
Jul 2020

AS MANY HAVE SAID THE PASS. SIDE SEAT BELT IS JAMMED UP, CANNOT BE USED. EVEN IF YOU SPEND RIME AND COMPLETELY STRAIGHTEN EVERY THING OUT IT WORKS MAY...

AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Jun 2020

I WAS MAKING A NORMAL ORDER DELIVERY DROP OFF GOING OFF MY GPS I CAME TO A NARROW ROAD WHERE NO SIGNS OF A DIP AHEAD. CAME TO A DIP AHEAD THAT YOU COU...

POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE
Sep 2018

IS A BIG PROBLEM SHIFTING IN A GEAR AFTER IN FIRST GEAR STARTS TO SPUTTER AND SHAKE BELIEVE IT'S THE TRANSMISSION MANUAL 5-SPEED ALSO ENGINE OVERHEATI...

Air Bags Crash
Aug 2018

AIR BAG NON DEPLOYMENT!!!

Seat Belts
Aug 2018

MY CAR WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. MY FRIEND TOOK OFF HIS SEAT BELT AND AS IT WAS RETRACTING, IT LOCKED. I TRIED TO PULL ON IT TO SEE IF IT WOULD UNL...

AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS Crash
Jul 2018

TAKATA RECALL. THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY THE FIRST TIME, AS IT WAS FAILING TO RETURN TO DEFAULT POSITION PROPERLY. THE SE...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEAT BELTS,ENGINE
May 2018

MY 2000 MUSTANG GT OVERHEATED WHILE I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME, ON A TEN MILE JOURNEY A COUPLE DAYS AGO. UNTIL THIS INCIDENT, MY MUSTANG HAD NEVER OVERHE...

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Data updated: March 4, 2026

Summary

The 2000 Ford Mustang has 394 complaints and 1 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is Engine. 62 crash-related incidents have been reported.

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