2023 Ford Mustang

midsize car / 2-door coupe

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria	Rating
Small overlap front: driver-side
Moderate overlap front: original test
Side: original test
Roof strength
Head restraints & seats

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle
Optional system	Not tested
Standard system	Not tested

Seat belts & child restraints

Evaluation criteria	Rating
LATCH ease of use

Other available safety features

Standard blind spot detection
Standard lane departure warning & prevention

Key

G
Good
A
Acceptable
M
Marginal
P
Poor

Superior
Advanced
Basic

Some ratings use a scale of Poor to Good. Others range from Basic to Superior.

Small overlap front: driver-side

Rating applies to 2015-25 models

Tested vehicle: 2016 Ford Mustang GT 2-door

The Ford Mustang was redesigned for the 2015 model year.

Evaluation criteria	Rating

Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Hip/thigh
Lower leg/foot
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics The dummy’s face remained in contact with the frontal airbag, but its head still rolled around the left side of the steering wheel toward the intruding A-pillar because the seat belt allowed excessive forward excursion of the head and torso. The side curtain airbag deployed and has sufficient forward coverage to protect the head from contact with side structure and outside objects. The side torso airbag also deployed.

Action shot taken during the small overlap frontal crash test.

The dummy's position in relation to the door frame, steering wheel, and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was not maintained well.

The dummy’s head contacted the frontal airbag but rolled around the left side, allowing the head to approach the intruding A-pillar. (The car's headliner partially blocked the view; it became loose because of camera installation on the roof but did not interfere with the dummy's motion or the side curtain airbag deployment.)

Despite considerable intrusion of the door hinge pillar and instrument panel, risk of injuries to the dummy's legs and feet was low.

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEN1612
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm)	15
Footrest (cm)	17
Left toepan (cm)	12
Brake pedal (cm)	15
Parking brake (cm)
Rocker panel lateral average (cm)	2
Upper occupant compartment
Steering column	5
Upper hinge pillar max (cm)	14
Upper dash (cm)	16
Lower instrument panel (cm)	13

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEN1612
Head
HIC-15	147
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.1
Extension bending moment (Nm)	6
Maximum Nij	0.20
Chest maximum compression (mm)	25
Femur (kN)
Left	2.8
Right	1.4
Knee displacement (mm)
Left	4
Right	2
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left	0
Right	0
Maximum tibia index
Left	0.74
Right	0.66
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left	3.3
Right	2.5
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	102
Right	67

About the small overlap front test

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2015-25 models

Tested vehicle: 2015 Ford Mustang GT 2-door

The Ford Mustang was redesigned for the 2015 model year. Moderate overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Ford.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Leg/foot, left
Leg/foot, right
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF1411
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	5
Left (cm)	10
Center (cm)	16
Right (cm)	8
Brake pedal (cm)	13
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	0
Right (cm)	0
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	0
Rearward (cm)	0
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	0

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF1411
Head
HIC-15	187
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.0
Extension bending moment (Nm)	26
Maximum Nij	0.23
Chest maximum compression (mm)	31
Legs
Femur force - left (kN)	0.8
Femur force - right (kN)	0.7
Knee displacement - left (mm)	2
Knee displacement - right (mm)	1
Maximum tibia index - left	0.58
Maximum tibia index - right	0.40
Tibia axial force - left (kN)	1.9
Tibia axial force - right (kN)	2.9
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	44
Right	88

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2015-25 models

Tested vehicle: 2016 Ford Mustang GT 2-door

The Ford Mustang was redesigned for the 2015 model year.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Driver head protection
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Rear passenger head protection

View of the vehicle and barrier just after the crash test.

View of the vehicle after the crash with door removed, showing the side airbags and damage to the occupant compartment.

Smeared greasepaint shows where the driver dummy's head was protected from being hit by hard structures by the side airbags.

Smeared greasepaint shows where the rear passenger dummy’s head was protected by the side airbag. During rebound, the dummy's head and torso slid out from the shoulder belt and moved across the seat, but this motion does not cause any significant risk of injury.

Technical measurements for this test

Test ID	CES1607
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-28.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CES1607
Head HIC-15	284
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.2
Compression (kN)	0.3
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	33
Lateral force (kN)	1.4
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	34
Average deflection (mm)	32
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	5.28
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.53
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	1.4
Acetabulum force (kN)	0.7
Combined force (kN)	2.0
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.5
L-M moment (Nm)	100
A-P moment (Nm)	-20

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CES1607
Head HIC-15	559
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.4
Compression (kN)	2.4
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	23
Lateral force (kN)	1.1
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	26
Average deflection (mm)	19
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	2.79
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.38
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	1.4
Acetabulum force (kN)	0.9
Combined force (kN)	2.3
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.5
L-M moment (Nm)	88
A-P moment (Nm)	-42

About the original side crash test

Roof strength

Rating applies to 2015-23 models

Tested vehicle: 2016 Ford Mustang GT 2-door

Overall evaluation
Curb weight	3,696 lbs
Peak force	16,384 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio	4.43

About the roof strength test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Power cloth seat

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry

Technical measurements for this test

Seat type	Power cloth seat
Geometry
Backset (mm)	18
Distance below top of head (mm)	26
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail	Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g)	11.4
Head contact time (ms)	55
Force rating	1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N)	73
Max neck tension (N)	667

About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.

Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle

Ratings are given for 2 different trim variations available on this vehicle.

System details

Optional Pre-Collision Assist with Automatic Emergency Braking

Package name

Optional Ford Safe & Smart Package

Overall evaluation

Applies to 2020-23 models

This system meets the requirements for forward collision warning.
Autobrake not tested.

System details

Standard Pre-Collision Assist with Automatic Emergency Braking

Overall evaluation

Applies to 2021-23 models

This system meets the requirements for forward collision warning.
Autobrake not tested.

About the original front crash prevention test

Child seat anchors

Rating applies to 2016-25 models

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Vehicle trim	GT
Seat type	cloth

This vehicle has 2 rear seating positions with complete child seat attachment (LATCH) hardware.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Vehicle trim	GT
Seat type	cloth

Rating icon	Rating
G	Good
A	Acceptable
M	Marginal
P	Poor
	Seating positions that rely on borrowed lower anchors or have only a tether anchor available are not rated.
thether anchor symbol	Tether anchor
lower anchor symbol	Lower anchors
shared lower achors symbol	Lower anchor(s) can be borrowed from adjacent positions(s)
	No hardware available

Details by seating position

Position	Rating
1
1	Tether anchor
	easy-to-find location
	no other hardware could be confused for anchor
	Lower anchors
	too deep in seat
	too much force needed to attach
	easy to maneuver around anchors
3
3	Tether anchor
	easy-to-find location
	no other hardware could be confused for anchor
	Lower anchors
	too deep in seat
	too much force needed to attach
	easy to maneuver around anchors

Technical measurements for this test

Lower anchor A
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	2-4
Force (lbs)	38
Clearance angle (degrees)	100
Lower anchor B
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	4-6
Force (lbs)	could not measure
Clearance angle (degrees)	62
Tether anchor
Location	Rear deck
Confusing hardware present	No
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor	No
Tether anchors can be accessed while seatback is properly positioned for use of LATCH	Not measured

Lower anchor A
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	4-6
Force (lbs)	could not measure
Clearance angle (degrees)	71
Lower anchor B
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	2-4
Force (lbs)	34
Clearance angle (degrees)	96
Tether anchor
Location	Rear deck
Confusing hardware present	No
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor	No
Tether anchors can be accessed while seatback is properly positioned for use of LATCH	Not measured

About the child seat anchor evaluation