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What 184 owners told NHTSA about the 2018 Ford Mustang

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (184)Crash / fire / injury (8)Engine (53)Transmission & drivetrain (43)Electrical system (30)Body & structure (15)Latches & locks (12)Backup camera & sensors (11)Engine & cooling (8)Fuel system (7)Brakes (5)Steering (4)

1 of 184 complaints match · Brakes · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Dec 31, 2025Transmission & drivetrainWheelsBrakesCrash

I was driving down the road in my 2018 Mustang ecoboost. When all of the sudden slowing down it locked the rear wheels up. I slid off the road and fortunately I didn’t hit anything but it did pop my side skirt off in the rear of the car. Thankfully the person behind me reacted in quick enough time to get around me considering the rainy weather conditions. This is very dangerous. It’s throwing a code for a solenoid B. Had traction control lights. And says see manual. But they all illuminated after the problem first happened. The car has been parked for a while. However someone suggested I try this website. There were no pre warnings to what was going on. The car drove fine up until the point of it just randomly deciding to lock the rear wheels up. I still owe money on the car and have been paying for it for almost two years since it happened. The car has around 100k miles. I saw online where my car is not the only case. One of the cases the car almost got hit by a train. Yikes.

NHTSA ODI 11708074

Working with the data? Download all 184 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 10, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2018 Ford Mustang verdict →