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2021 Ford Mustang: recalls and problems

6 recalls and 399 owner complaints on file with NHTSA. The most-reported problem area is electrical system.

6recalls
399complaints
18crashes reported
1fires reported
11injuries reported

Recalls

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Most common problems

  • Electrical System157 · 39%
  • Forward Collision Avoidance105 · 26%
  • Power Train59 · 15%
  • Unknown Or Other55 · 14%
  • Fuel/Propulsion System52 · 13%
  • Vehicle Speed Control38 · 10%
  • Service Brakes32 · 8%
  • Lane Departure31 · 8%
  • Engine25 · 6%
  • Steering15 · 4%

What owners report

Structure

While driving my front passenger door opened. it has now done it several times while driving the vehicle. also, i will lock my car and walk into the house and work and my door will open setting my alarm off.

Electrical System

My 2021 ford mustang mach-e (142,009 miles) intermittently fails to accept a charge at public dc fast-charging stations. my husband relies on these stations because our home electrical panel cannot support a home ev charger, and he uses this vehicle daily for his work in commercial real estate, often needing to charge it twice a day while traveling throughout southern california. we first brought the vehicle to tutt

Electrical System

This is the information from the ford dealership that was looking at my vehicle, but did not complete the repair: "verified customer concern. during diagnosis, the following on-demand dcs were retrieved from the becm: poaa1:00, poaa4:00, and p0563:00. following tsb 25- 2247, a high current fuse box is required for replacement to start. during the fdrs high voltage system de-energizing procedure, fdrs detected a stuc

Power Train

My 2021 ford mustang mach-e suffered a total loss of motive power on the road, throwing code p0d10:00:af for a stuck-open high-voltage contactor. this is the exact failure mode of safety recall 23s56. ford is refusing to cover the repair because my vin was omitted from the database and the vehicle is at 108,017 miles, treating a hazardous powertrain defect as an out-of-warranty consumer expense. i have an active case

Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. They are owner reports and have not been verified.

Crash-test ratings

VersionOverallFrontalSideRollover
2021 Ford Mustang C RWDNot ratedNot ratedNot rated★★★★★
2021 Ford Mustang 2 DR RWD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★

Source: NHTSA recalls, complaints and NCAP APIs, covering MUSTANG MACH-E, MUSTANG, MUSTANG GT500. Last refreshed 2026-09-29.