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2005 Ford Mustang body & structure problems

The 2005 Ford Mustang has 57 body & structure complaints filed with NHTSA — 6% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

57

Body & Structure complaints

6%

Share of year

2

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Body & Structure complaints by year

Mustang body & structure complaints by model year57 complaints1965: 1 complaints1982: 1 complaints1986: 1 complaints1987: 1 complaints1988: 3 complaints1989: 8 complaints1990: 4 complaints1991: 2 complaints1992: 4 complaints1993: 7 complaints1994: 15 complaints1995: 23 complaints1996: 10 complaints1997: 5 complaints1998: 9 complaints1999: 9 complaints2000: 22 complaints2001: 6 complaints2002: 11 complaints2003: 4 complaints2004: 4 complaints2005: 57 complaints2006: 31 complaints2007: 51 complaints2008: 15 complaints2009: 7 complaints2010: 17 complaints2011: 10 complaints2012: 23 complaints2013: 8 complaints2014: 17 complaints2015: 45 complaints2016: 28 complaints2017: 38 complaints2018: 15 complaints2019: 9 complaints2020: 6 complaints2021: 1 complaints2022: 4 complaints2024: 5 complaints
Mustang body & structure complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“CONVERTIBLE TOP FAILURE AT 28,000 MILES. CAR IS NOT SAFE TO OPERATE ON HIGHWAYS AFTER CONVERTIBLE TOP FAILURE. COMMON PROBLEM ON 2005 MUSTANGS. TOP BECOMES STUCK AT HALF UP POSITION. THIS OBSTRUCTS VISION IN REAR-VIEW MIRROR, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CHANGE LANES SAFELY. *TR”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Body & Structure · July 10, 2010 · crash

Common questions

How many body & structure complaints does the 2005 Ford Mustang have?

NHTSA has 57 complaints about the 2005 Ford Mustang body & structure — 6% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.