2016 Ford Mustang Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 15about this part
- Share
- 4%of 380 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 17,100miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 15 complaints about the air bags of the 2016 Ford Mustang, 4% of the 380 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 17,100 miles. 9 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was in a car accident 8/28/2020. The car was pushed off the road by a tractor trailer and hit a guardrail head on. The air bags did not deploy. Noticed a recall for the takata airbag that I never received. How many other cars are out there. The car was a Mustang bought in 2016 and was totaled.”
NHTSA complaint #11312008, filed 2020-02, 28,000 miles“I have some serious concerns about the safety ratings, specifically the 2 star rating after the crash tests conducted by the european ncap and the australian ancap. These crash tests show that the front airbags did not inflate sufficiently to avoid head injuries. When I was first test driving the 2016 Mustang, the window sticker had a 5 star safety rating by the NHTSA.”
NHTSA complaint #10954386, filed 2017-02, 3,200 miles“I was in a wreck that totaled my vehicle. All airbags deployed except driver side steering wheel. Causing extensive damage to my nose. Had stitches, broken nose. Already have had one surgery and still have to have one more. I was on a a regular street and swerved a deer and hit an embankment.”
NHTSA complaint #10993082, filed 2017-06, 18,200 miles“I bought a 2016 Ford Mustang in april 2016 its a great car. I had an accident and the air bags got deployed luckily nothing happened to me. The vehicle was repaired at russell and smith collision center in houston,tx for 51 days at a cost of 18000$ (car cost 34000$). On the 26th of march 2017 a guy skipped a red signal and came into the middle of an intersection so I had to crash into him at a speed of 50 MPH. This time no airbags got deployed . Its only by gods grace that I am not harmed. …”
NHTSA complaint #10971517, filed 2017-04, 16,000 miles“I was involved in an incident where a deer jumped out in front of me. I swerved and my car went through a brick mailbox. My airbags took a while to come out, but when they did I was burned and blistered.”
NHTSA complaint #10822563, filed 2016-01, 3,200 milesAir bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | 8% |
| 2023 | 1 | 7% |
| 2022 | 1 | 2% |
| 2021 | 2 | 4% |
| 2020 | 8 | 7% |
| 2019 | 1 | 1% |
| 2018 | 2 | 1% |
| 2017 | 10 | 4% |
| 2016 | 15 | 4% |
| 2015 | 23 | 5% |
| 2014 | 245 | 68% |
| 2013 | 145 | 54% |
| 2012 | 158 | 34% |
| 2011 | 125 | 27% |
| 2010 | 179 | 69% |
| 2009 | 135 | 75% |
| 2008 | 240 | 69% |
| 2007 | 348 | 57% |
| 2006 | 228 | 54% |
| 2005 | 235 | 33% |
| 2004 | 9 | 8% |
| 2003 | 11 | 8% |
| 2002 | 20 | 17% |
| 2001 | 26 | 15% |
| 2000 | 42 | 14% |
| 1999 | 32 | 15% |
| 1998 | 15 | 6% |
| 1997 | 6 | 3% |
| 1996 | 21 | 9% |
| 1995 | 27 | 4% |
| 1994 | 35 | 10% |
| 1993 | 16 | 16% |
| 1992 | 8 | 12% |
| 1991 | 7 | 9% |
| 1990 | 9 | 11% |
Other parts of the 2016 Ford Mustang
76 complaintsElectrical system
73 complaintsOther or unknown
70 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
52 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
29 complaintsBody and structure
28 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
27 complaintsFuel system
21 complaintsBrakes
17 complaintsSteering
12 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
11 complaintsSeat belts
10 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2016 Ford Mustang
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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