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2020 Ford Mustang Forward collision avoidance Problems

Complaints
4about this part
Share
3%of 122 total for the year
Median mileage
21,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the forward collision avoidance of the 2020 Ford Mustang, 3% of the 122 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 21,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

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 was pulling into a parking space, I stepped on the brakes. The care spend up with the tires spinning and jumped the curb and hit a tree. When . I tried to reverse to reverse the tires continued to spend and the car continued to move forward jumped the curb .and hit a tree a co worker witness my car s wheels spinning forward when I had my foot on the brakes. The enitre right front sife of the car is destroyed and the passenger side door is not opening.”

NHTSA complaint #11395910, filed 2021-02, 21,000 miles

“I had parked my car in a spot at an office building. As I was about to put the vehicle in park it lurched forward going over a standard curb across a sidewalk and then into the brick wall of the building. The air bag did not deploy. The car lurched about ten feet total before hitting the wall.”

NHTSA complaint #11726181, filed 2026-03

“Pre-Collision Assist Not available, Hill Start assist warning messages multiple times since 12/24/22. Both errors happened after having the 10R80 Transmission worked on and recalls associated with VIN corrected from 10/06-12/22. Warning messages popped up on message center on dash at time of error. This greatly increases the risk of being in an accident and causing harm to myself or someone else. Vehicle has not been inspected. Ford was contacted 01/30/23. I was told to check for obstructions in front of camera behind rear-view mirror. No obstructions found, car is kept in pristine condition. …”

NHTSA complaint #11504427, filed 2023-01

Related recalls

Forward collision avoidance: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202515%
202456%
2023213%
202224%
202112%
202043%
201953%
201832%
201710%
201531%

Other parts of the 2020 Ford Mustang

Electrical system
26 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
26 complaints
Engine
25 complaints
Other or unknown
22 complaints
Brakes
17 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
12 complaints
Air bags
8 complaints
Fuel system
8 complaints
Body and structure
6 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
5 complaints
Vehicle speed control
4 complaints
Engine cooling
3 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2020 Ford Mustang

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology