1991 Ford Mustang Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 6%of 77 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 124,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the brakes of the 1991 Ford Mustang, 6% of the 77 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 124,000 miles. 1 a fire, 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.
“I had parked my car in my driveway, I put my parking brake on because my driveway is on a slope. I went to use the car again I removed the parking brake and that's when my brakes locked up. Since then I had to leave my car in the garage.”
NHTSA complaint #10243310, filed 2008-09, 124,000 miles“Almost total loss of all vehicle brakes following the rupture of a front brake hose. Earlier that evening I had a crash into a sign post. I had evidently damaged the right front & rear tires, as they went flat on the way home. In the process of getting the car home, the damaged right front tire had punctured the right front brake hose. I then nearly lost all brakes including the rear ones. The pedal went to the floor. After the repair of the hydraulic system of the front brakes, I regained full hydraulic braking power. …”
NHTSA complaint #719640, filed 2000-03Brakes: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 25% |
| 2024 | 7 | 8% |
| 2023 | 4 | 27% |
| 2022 | 2 | 4% |
| 2021 | 5 | 9% |
| 2020 | 17 | 14% |
| 2019 | 5 | 3% |
| 2018 | 6 | 3% |
| 2017 | 6 | 2% |
| 2016 | 17 | 4% |
| 2015 | 51 | 12% |
| 2014 | 15 | 4% |
| 2013 | 5 | 2% |
| 2012 | 11 | 2% |
| 2011 | 14 | 3% |
| 2010 | 10 | 4% |
| 2009 | 7 | 4% |
| 2008 | 13 | 4% |
| 2007 | 24 | 4% |
| 2006 | 20 | 5% |
| 2005 | 36 | 5% |
| 2004 | 9 | 8% |
| 2003 | 7 | 5% |
| 2002 | 10 | 8% |
| 2001 | 23 | 13% |
| 2000 | 63 | 20% |
| 1999 | 44 | 21% |
| 1998 | 33 | 14% |
| 1997 | 35 | 20% |
| 1996 | 41 | 17% |
| 1995 | 40 | 7% |
| 1994 | 27 | 8% |
| 1993 | 8 | 8% |
| 1992 | 6 | 9% |
| 1991 | 5 | 6% |
| 1990 | 4 | 5% |
| 1988 | 1 | 1% |
| 1987 | 1 | 3% |
| 1986 | 1 | 3% |
| 1984 | 1 | 6% |
Other parts of the 1991 Ford Mustang
31 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
9 complaintsAir bags
7 complaintsEngine cooling
6 complaintsFuel system
4 complaintsSeats
4 complaintsExterior lighting
3 complaintsSeat belts
3 complaintsSteering
2 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsSuspension
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1991 Ford Mustang
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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