Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2016 Ford Mustang has 28 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
28
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | At about 75k miles my mustang started misfiring at about 2,500 rpm’s and higher. Turns out it was a ... |
| Jul 15, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2016 Ford Mustang. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed and s... |
| May 20, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | The new purge valve is faulty in my car. It has been replaced once in 2017, and another time in 2022... |
| Mar 31, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2016 Ford Mustang. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the vehicle shifted o... |
| Sep 6, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | Clutch pedal failed. Welds broke away from break clutch housing. Resulting in the inability to dis... |
| Mar 4, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TRANSMISSION WILL GO INTO NEUTRAL WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY 280 A HIGHLY TRAVELED STATE HIGHWAY IN ... |
| Nov 15, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | IN MY 2016 FORD MUSTANG ECO-BOOST, I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE AIR WAS NOT AS COOL AS IT WA... |
| Jun 12, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | TRANSMISSION ISSUES, EVAP SENSOR, LOW FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR. *TR |
| Jan 15, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | MANUAL TRANSMISSION, CLUNKING AND KNOCKING FROM CLUTCH WHILE DRIVING, WILL NOT ENGAGE INTO GEAR SMOO... |
| Feb 24, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | 2016 FORD MUSTANG GT 6 SPEED MANUAL. SHIFTING GEARS CLUTCH ALL THE WAY IN IT HAS A HARSH FEELING NO... |
| Jun 6, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | CLUNKING IN SHIFTING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. LOAD CLUNK IN REAR OF CAR WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STAND... |
| Jun 6, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | CLUNKING WHEN SHIFTING. THIS APPEARS TO BE WIDESPREAD ON 2015, 2016, AND 2017 FORD MUSTANGS. AFTER... |
| Jun 1, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | Periodically when shifting from 2nd to 3rd gear, with manual transmission, I am unable to engage 3rd... |
| Oct 23, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | RECALL ISSUED, TOLD NOT TO DRIVE. SITTING WITH CAR FOR MONTHS NO EXTENSION OF WARRANTY, NOT DRIVEABL... |
| Oct 1, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | When putting the manual transmission in gear (1-5 and R) the transmission makes a clunk noise. The n... |
| Sep 23, 2016 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | I BOUGHT A NEW 2016 MUSTANG IN APRIL. I WAS DRIVING UPHILL AT 40 MPH. ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE ENGINE ... |
| Aug 28, 2016 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND NO ACCELERATION WAS POSSIBLE. THE TROUBLE LIGHT CAME ON. CAR WOULD ... |
| Aug 3, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY BROKE, WAS FIXED BY DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ORIGINAL THAT IS B... |
| Jul 6, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | I WAS DRIVING ON LOCAL CITY ROADS. I HAD JUST TURNED AT A LIGHT ONTO A 4 LANE ROAD ACCELERATING AT ... |
| Jul 5, 2016 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | I JUST PURCHASED MY BRAND NEW 2016 MUSTANG LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AGO AND HAVE ALREADY BEEN HAVING ISSUE... |