2022 Mustang reliability projection to be "well below average"

[Kermut]

Yeah I know 10r80 is hit and miss, but at least it's still better than mt82 from what i've seen. I'm hoping if I change the fluid frequently it will be okay. I was referring more to things like magnaride and the digital dash and other things that could cause expensive problems later down the road

Yea, this is a car I will absolutely be purchasing an extended warranty for as long as possible

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[Zent]

Yea, this is a car I will absolutely be purchasing an extended warranty for as long as possible

tbh i've never bought an extended warranty before but i will get one for this car too. Are there any companies you know of that are reputable?

 

[Kermut]

tbh i've never bought an extended warranty before but i will get one for this car too. Are there any companies you know of that are reputable?

Most people here seem to prefer the Ford extended service plans (ESP). The catch is you don’t buy them from Ford, you have to buy them from a dealership, but it doesn’t really matter where the dealership is physically located . Flood Ford is a dealer that people have mentioned a few times in the past

 

[Longtimelurker007]

Most people here seem to prefer the Ford extended service plans (ESP). The catch is you don’t buy them from Ford, you have to buy them from a dealership, but it doesn’t really matter where the dealership is physically located . Flood Ford is a dealer that people have mentioned a few times in the past

Ziegler ford has some great deals and promo codes. I was quoted 1330 for the premium tier (7 years/85k miles) with first day rental.

 

[boB]

For those of us that don't drive much the 8 year/36,000 mile plan may be less than $1700.

 

[Bikeman315]

For those of us that don't drive much the 8 year/36,000 mile plan may be less than $1700.

A lot less than that for my 19’ with 10k miles in SC.

 

[kz]

It's pretty simple why this is actually true - every manufacturer of pretty much anything, after releasing a product - fixes issues that has to but primary focus is _always_ cost reduction. This is why vehicles are worse later in their model years with less features.
Like I've said many times elsewhere - there is entire team of people at Ford working on how to reduce manufacturing cost of their cars to increase the margins. It is always done "without impact to quality" - it's a nice theory but nothing more than that.

 

[boB]

A lot less than that for my 19’ with 10k miles in SC.

I like your price better!

 

[boB]

I like your price better!

Update: my local dealer was within $50 of Ziegler's online quote for the PremiumCare plan.

 

[Bikeman315]

Update: my local dealer was within $50 of Ziegler's online quote for the PremiumCare plan.

That’s great. I forgot you were in Florida where a number on the online sellers are not offering these plans.

 

[Bulldog9]

CR AKA communist raters is a worthless rag...

I say that not because I think the Mustang will be trouble free, I bought a 8 year 100,000 mile ESP warranty but CR is just garbage.

I would call them kami retards but people tell me that retards is an impolite term to use these days. And being that we're on that topic, for the record I would never call someone who was truly mentally handicapped or had congenital cognitive difficulties a retard. If I call you a retard it's because you're just plain flat-out stupid :-)

 

[Kermut]

CR AKA communist raters is a worthless rag...

I say that not because I think the Mustang will be trouble free, I bought a 8 year 100,000 mile ESP warranty but CR is just garbage.

I think CR is fair/honest. I don't see any reason at getting upset with them because they downgraded the Mustang for reliability. It's not like they have any 'agenda' with regards to the car or with Ford in general.

The truth probably is that the car has had multiple build/quality issues since the 2018 update, which I do not at all find hard to believe. That doesn't mean the car isn't worth owning, as CR themselves repeatedly report high customer satisfaction. They tailor their recommendations towards the general car buying public, so if they perceive something as being excessively unreliable, they won't recommend it. I'm not letting that stop me from buying a Mustang, but it does mean you should at least consider buying an extended warranty, which you already admitted to doing.....so in the most meaningful of ways, you agree with the CR recommendation .

Also idk where communism comes into play here, but I'm sure you can educate me.

 

[Matthewneedforgreen]

This is what you get when you car has more and more gizmos each year, most of what they talk about is that crap not the motor.

 

[dmcg940]

As I clicked the link I said this has to be Consumer Reports. It is, of course. I stopped reading CR years ago. The quality of their reporting is not today what it used to be.

For instance, the A10 software issue. That was mainly on the 18‘s. There hasn’t been an update for a few years now. Same goes for the digital dash. Neither of these past issues gives any indication of what 2022 reliability could be.

It is CR. And it's their methods that are suspect. The Mustang's reliability didn't suddenly drop. Same transmissions, same electronics except with bug fixes applied. I just took delivery of a '21 GT with the 401a package (digital dash and all the electronics). I am not worried. I'll probably buy a long warranty, but I don't worry that I'll be on a first-name basis with the service manager at the dealer, either.

 

[Bikeman315]

It is CR. And it's their methods that are suspect. The Mustang's reliability didn't suddenly drop. Same transmissions, same electronics except with bug fixes applied. I just took delivery of a '21 GT with the 401a package (digital dash and all the electronics). I am not worried. I'll probably buy a long warranty, but I don't worry that I'll be on a first-name basis with the service manager at the dealer, either.

CR’s long term reliability information is based on member reporting not CR testing. So it really depends on how many members filled out the questionnaire and how many of them had certain issues. I did this for many, many years but I found that over time the reported information was not as reliable.

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