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2016 Ford Mustang vs 2017 Ford Mustang

Two adjacent model years of the Ford Mustang, side by side. Every figure is a raw NHTSA/EPA count — not normalised by how many were sold.

Side by side: 2016 Mustang has fewer recorded recall campaigns (5 vs 6), and 2017 Mustang has fewer recorded owner complaints (262 vs 367). Both have 1 NHTSA investigation. Both carry NHTSA crash ratings, and both have EPA fuel-economy data.

Metric2016 Ford Mustang2017 Ford Mustang
Recall campaigns56
Owner complaints367262
NHTSA investigations11
NHTSA crash ratingRated by NHTSARated by NHTSA
EPA fuel economyAvailableAvailable

How to read this

  • A green check marks the lower raw count — fewer recorded issues, not a declared winner.
  • Complaint totals are not normalised by vehicle population; a big-seller shows more of everything.
  • Where a rating or EPA record is absent, that is missing data — not evidence of safety.