2021 Ford Mustang Mach E Exterior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 1%of 352 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 24,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach E, 1% of the 352 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 24,500 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Twice in about a week my 12V battery has died without warning. The car is inoperable and there’s no way to open the car doors or even the trunk and front trunk. We’ve been locked out entirely. Left stranded in parking lots waiting for tow trucks. The only fix is jumping the vehicle’s 12V battery. If this happened while you’re in the vehicle you’d be stuck in the car since none of the accessory functions (including locks) function when this happens.”
NHTSA complaint #11561980, filed 2023-12“Twice in about a week my 12V battery has died without warning. The car is inoperable and there’s no way to open the car doors or even the trunk and front trunk. We’ve been locked out entirely. Left stranded in parking lots waiting for tow trucks. The only fix is jumping the vehicle’s 12V battery. If this happened while you’re in the vehicle you’d be stuck in the car since none of the accessory functions (including locks) function when this happens.”
NHTSA complaint #11561979, filed 2023-12“I have been having an intermittent warning error saying my front camera is faulty and my lane assist is no longer operational. The error seemed to come and go with bumps. Here recently it has become permanent around the beginning of April 2023, and I no longer have functionality of many safety features including adaptive cruise control, regular cruise control, lane assist, crash prevention warning, automatic braking, or even regular cruise control (if I try to turn off the adaptive cruise in the settings regular cruise control still does not work), automatic bright lights don't work. …”
NHTSA complaint #11520294, filed 2023-05“The contact owns a 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E. The contact stated while making a left turn into a parking space, the vehicle collision sensor did not alert the contact that a vehicle was nearby. As a result, the contact crashed into another vehicle while attempting to park. During the impact, the lower passenger light was damaged. No injuries were reported. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the camera feature on the vehicle was malfunctioning due to the changing of the original brand of tires. …”
NHTSA complaint #11580687, filed 2024-04, 24,500 milesRelated service bulletins
- 11037561Sep 23, 2026Some 2021-2024 Mustang Mach-E, 2025-2026 Navigator and 2024 F-150 vehicles may exhibit inoperative welcome/approach detection lights. This may be due to the body control module…
- 11030596Mar 5, 2026"26C10 Recall remedy -Addresses instances where the trailer lights and trailer brakes may not function"
- 10237794Jun 9, 2023Some 2021-2022 Mustang Mach-E vehicles built on or before 19-Aug-2022 may exhibit a condition of intermittent headlamp operation while the vehicle is off and have diagnostic…
- 10236584May 17, 2023Some 2021-2022 Mustang Mach-E vehicles may exhibit a condition of intermittent headlamp operation while the vehicle is OFF and have diagnostic trouble code (DTC) B1533 stored in…
Exterior lighting: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 1% |
| 2021 | 4 | 1% |
Other parts of the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach E
156 complaintsForward collision avoidance
106 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
53 complaintsOther or unknown
50 complaintsFuel system
49 complaintsVehicle speed control
37 complaintsBrakes
32 complaintsLane departure
32 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
21 complaintsEngine
17 complaintsSteering
15 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
8 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach E
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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