10 Reasons I Hate my 2021 Ford Mustang Mach E 

I drove the Mustang Mach E 20k miles in one year from East to West Coast stopping at national parks. Here is the playlist of my adventure :) ru-vid.com/group/PLi7ltVbkXebiuGkrNPem0OOOUAhriSMsD

You most definitely can take the Mach-E to a car wash, but you have to be aware of the "Auto Hold" feature. If you have Auto Hold enabled, the car essentially applies the parking brake automatically whenever you stop. If you take your foot off the brake, the car does not move and when you press the accelerator, the brake is automatically released for you. When entering a car wash when your Mach-E has auto-hold enabled, you have to enter a "tow mode" to allow the rollers to pull your car forward. You Press the brake, put the car into Neutral, and then press "L" to enter a "tow mode". To get your car back into drive at the end of the wash, tap the brake and put it into "D". If you do not have auto-hold enabled, simply put your car into Neutral like any other vehicle.

It's crazy to see other Mach E owners have different OTA updates. You haven't received the latest update. I can tell by where you volume range display come on. For heat, hit the hvac button, turn on eheat, recirculate on, turn the temperature to "hi", and change the fan to auto. For the pre-collision alerts, there is a setting where you can change it to minimal instead of normal.

Keep up the good videos and safe travels !!!

Thank you for sharing. To me the issues shown, are no issues, but this video does give me a good understand what i could expect.

I own a 2013 Gen 1 Volt I bought brand new. I still own it and just turn 100k miles. Great car. However, the one thing that is a royal PITA is the heater control. No knobs for temp or fan speed. Sometimes when you call for heat, it's buggy. The Volt does not have a heat pump and it's my understanding that the Mach E does not either, but uses resistive type heat which would definitely put a load on the battery when in use. I am reading a lot of negative reviews about the heating system in the Mach E. Real world experience reviews is always welcomed.

I just got my Mach E Premium this month and have taken through a car wash twice. It was an adventure at first but I discovered when you put it in neutral, there is an L in the middle of the gear knob. When you push it a message comes up on the screen in front of you. Hit ok and it will stay in neutral for 30 minutes or until you hit the brake when exiting the dryer. Also, make sure one pedal drive is off.

Looking forward to your cross country trip. We purchased our 2021 AWD Std Range on Saturday. The dealer was 200 miles away. The trip home was from Cape Girardeau, MO through St. Louis to Columbia. 4 out of 5 Fast Chargers didn't work or were not compatible. Ran out of charge on I70 - 0% charge. Was able to limp to the next charger 4-5 miles away at 15-20 mph. Roadside Assistance stayed on the phone until we were charging (good job!). Charges fine at home but I doubt I take it more than 50 miles away. Two surprises/lessons a) Fast chargers are not reliable yet b) cold weather range is not well communicated.

Great video and thanks for sharing. I have 8K miles on my GT. A few encouraging comments. 1. Paak gets better with the software updates you will get at dealer. Will work with phone in your pocket with phone locked so long as the app is on. 2. Find a touch less car wash where you pull in and the car is not on a conveyor. All EVs have some tricks to get neutral free-roll for a conveyor belt, depends on 1p driving etc. but touchless wash removes scratch risks and saves your paint. Want to emphasize driving an EV is just sick fun, especially in a performance version. Insta torque and linear acceleration is addictive. Many question the pony badge but that was Fords call for marketing (it worked and they can’t make the MachE fast enough). Hoping someday they make a real mustang coupe EV but in the meantime MachE has earned being a well rated EV, especially for a first gen from Ford. I would still choose MachE over a Model Y/3 for my tastes.

Thank you for the honest review 😉

BIG thing I noticed in my test-drive of one was how touchy the rear wiper is. It was rainy and I wanted intermittent but its not notchy enough to put it there in a hurry. small thing yes but for day to day use it would get frustrating

You know you can simply use voice commands for cabin heat and fan speed right? ‘Hello Ford, raise cabin temperature to 21 degrees.’ Done

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I have a Mach-E very similar to yours ('21 Premium AWD, black). You can absolutely use a car wash, but it needs to be one that moves around your car. But EVERY.SINGLE.ONE of your points is 100% correct! As soon as you started to mention each one, I was already agreeing, because I've complained about the same thing to my wife. We took mine into the Alleghenys at the end of January with -12°F average and had to leave it plugged into the condo 24/7 at 120v for three days. And overnight it was just maintaining the battery, not actively charging. Couldn't wait to get it back home in the garage with its 240v/40a 9.6KW charger. Mine also has a driver door opening glitch, and the software got stuck trying to upgrade to 1.7.1. It's going into the shop on Monday for the panoramic roof and windshield recalls. I hope they can fix my software, too. I hope your issues were resolved, but like you I'd still do it all over again. Glitches and issues aside, it's still an incredible machine!

The lack of a heat pump is a huge oversight on Ford's part. If it has air conditioning, then 50% of a heat pump is already implemented in it.

Great video, i will have my parked at home unplugged outside and we have around -10 during winters in Sweden. Im thinking of a LR RWD? What battery loss can i expect per day if its not plugged in? And I will leave it outside around 80-90%. And it will be a cold start i guess everyday when we have winter. Will i loose alot of range everyday or is there a way for me to pre heat it without loosing so much range?

Hey fellow Buffalonian - I agree with a number of things you had listed. I also find myself constantly playing with the heat & fan settings. Heating in the car is just truly horrible in my opinion. There's another RU-vidr called "UpNorth Mike" who really dives deep into the heating issue. As for the car wash, I hadn't heard before that you can't take it through a track car wash...I've been taking mine through Delta Sonic since I bought it (4-6 times/month). I know Tesla's have a car wash mode to keep a car in neutral, but I've never had an issue with the Mach E set in neutral. Time will tell I suppose. All in all, the Mach E in winter sometimes gets me so aggravated that I want to trade it in, but then I remember how much I like it in the spring, summer, and fall.

Point 3 - I think you can auto the temp so you dont have to be touching. You find the sweet spot and thats it. Auto has 3 levels too so I always keep it as Level 1 and 22-24 degrees celcius

As regards car heating, in my Tesla M3, I use the heat seaters which does not seems to drain the battery as much. I’m told, since I live in San Diego. Nice car I would buy one if I had to do over again. Glad I don’t have to go to dealer for updates - strange that the dealers has to do the update?

I take mine thru the car wash all the time. It gets pulled by the rails while in neutral. I also have issues with the phone as a key. The pre collision assist is too finicky as well. I have same issues at drive thru and drive thru ATMs where It thinks I’m too close to the windows.

When the computer does it right but you love tailgating 🤣🤣🤣

Hopefully Ford can add a car wash mode similar to Tesla- I know it was so frustrating before the Wash Mode in my Model Y and now I just select that and it’s all good to go! And also I hope they allow WiFi updates in the future- I know being able to just update in my garage is one less thing to worry about. Keep up the good work!

I run our Model 3 through the car wash constantly. Tesla introduced the car wash mode which makes it a bit easier, but I never worry about running it through. Please note this isn't a telsa flex or anything, just commenting on the car wash stuff.

Damn I so much miss the North American winters ... :(

Plenty of deal breakers for me, thanks for video

Can you not use steering wheel button activated voice commands to control your HVAC????

was debating this or the model Y. thanks for this video!

I too own a mach e and live in buffalo just got it in october and did a long range drive buffalo to binghamton and i charged once. and twice on the way back. still paid less than i would have paid for gas

About the car wash, there is nothing to worry about. I’m going through the car wash regularly and no problem. I’m driving Mach E too

I want this to replace my Mustang, but not until it has a heat pump. I know that sounds silly - but a heat pump is at least 3x more efficient than standard heat - and where I live we need 10x more heating than cooling. It’s such a waste.

So many of your complaints I experience with my Explorer AWD 3.0 twin turbo Platinum. It flashes red when a car in front of you is obviously turning. The adaptive cruise control flashes at you when you manually go faster than the speed limit of the road. I find that totally annoying. I know I am passing other cars. I love my Explorer and it will tow 5,600 lbs. which to me is important due to my utility trailer. Love the B&O sound system, which pairs to my music on my phone. On the express way at 80mph it gets 26mpg, running errands with a cold car it drops to 15mpg though.

I'm looking into one of these cars. I'm not in extreme cold conditions, it's the opposite for me, it gets hot where I live. Wonder of the range loss will still be an issue?

Dude, I take my Mach E to the car wash all the time. Never had a problem.

The "Bucket" as you call it, is part of the "frame". My 2021 Edge is the same.

My Hyundai Tucson also has the collision warning and it sounds like a missile is coming towards me. I wish I could just lower the sound instead of turning it off. Point is I totally feel you

That "ultra-protective" automatic breaking, like with those bikers, that's gonna get someone rear ended for sure

starting your car with your cellphone? what's next? cinching your pants belt with your cellphone? how lazy have we become

Yes, you can go thru car wash I take my Tesla thru many times with no problems. You need to turn off windshield wipers (if automatic, and folding mirrors et al). The hardest part for me was learning how to put the car in 'neutral'! You can also ask car wash people to turn off brushes, just check with them to see if they take any responsibility for damage. Going to car wash to today.

2:00 - OK, bye, thanks for review!

With reference to your comments about leaving the car outside when it's cold. I have a Chevy EV and they recommend keeping the car plugged in, if possible, when temperatures go below 32F. What I do at home is set the car for delayed charging (7am) and plug it in. That way charging happens during the coldest part of the night and, as you know, the process of charging also adds warmth to the battery. In addition, in the morning, before driving off, I'll remote start the car to pre-condition the battery before I unplug.

I have a 2021 Premium RWD ER. For setting temperature, instead of using the touchscreen, you can do it with Sync voice commands. Just press the voice button on the steering wheel and say "Set temperature 68" (or whatever temperature you want, or you can tell it to turn on/off as well). No need to fiddle with the touchscreen. Also, if yours has heated seats, the heated seats use less power and can help you stay warm without draining the battery as quickly. As far as car wash, I assume you're referring to the type of car wash that pulls the car through. I've used a touchless car wash where the car stays in one spot and isn't pulled through, and it works fine. My car came out clean. I've never used car washes with brushes (or "scratch and dent" car washes, as my grandpa called them). If you want to take it through a car wash that pulls you through, I believe all you have to do is put it in neutral and then press the L button on the gear selector. You may want to look that up to be sure, but I believe that's how it works. It's not a bunch of settings to change or any complicated procedure or process to go through.

I’m not a fan of EV cars however a mustang as an electric suv really is something practical to see these days than the iconic muscle car turning into an EV off brand Tesla. What were they thinking.

The whole "eyes off the road thing" is really something of a show stopper for me. We really need A: buttons and knobs for some stuff, B: menus that are along the edge of the screen and transparent dots so you can feel their location.

Wow all I do is get in my car and push the button and it starts I can even leave my phone at home I push a button and I have heat no problem I'm glad you will buy another one again cuz I certainly wouldn't even bother oh I have a Mustang GT

I have a Tesla M3 they have a Car Wash mode, I believe it’s only for the newer EVs and car wash. I had a Bolt EV and no issues going into a car wash. I’m not familiar with the Mach-e and why not throwing it into N and disabling auto wipers and charging port should be able to make it through. I personally plan to sell my M3 and go with a 23 Mach-E saving money and not doing a MY

Ev’s can’t go through a car wash thnx for the update

Which one do you have to get that isn't OTA? (The phone fix? that will be an OTA just not available yet)

Great video! I didn't understand the part about car wash. You mean you can't drive it through a car wash? Why?

The heater problem is a no go for me! Wife likes heat and this will be a MAJOR problem for me because I will be hearing about it CONSTANTLY! NO CAR WASH? OH BOY!? Excellent review.

Excellent comments. I have a test drive in one shortly and so it will be a completely new concept for me, though I'm well used to auto shifts. Here in Scotland there isn't many around as only recently available in RH drive. It was the distance it could travel that drew me to it as, as you say a lot of anxiety with these things. Scotland has many twists and turns and hills. EV is still in infancy. How long before the model T moved on?

The range loss youre referring to is due to the preconditioning of the battery. You live in Buffalo, so that's gonna affect all EV in that area. When you start it up with a cold battery, it has to warm itself up

The only hing bothers me is those runaway battery fires and battery failures at 100K..other than that these are great..

It’s great and I would buy it again……..but here are 10 things I hate about it. Lol

Damn I've been taking mine to a car wash for almost a year and I didn't have to set up anything

Huge Recall on half of all these vehicles - Critical battery failure - just FYI.

When the speed jumps on you from 65 to 85 - I bet you have “tolerance” set to 20 over. Mine is set to 10 and this when it reads 55 it jumps to 65.

How often are you using Sync 4 voice command? Like "OK Ford Climate set temperature".

26 degrees very cold.... What month just that

What did you pay for it? Was it new?

You can ask the car to adjust the temperature whenever you in the car.

To go through a car wash, look at page 177 in the manual: TEMPORARY NEUTRAL MODE What Is Temporary Neutral Mode This mode keeps your vehicle in neutral (N) when you switch your vehicle off. Use this mode if you exit your vehicle or switch your vehicle off at an automatic car wash. Note: Do not tow your vehicle in this mode. Note: Automatic return to park (P) is delayed when your vehicle is in this mode

why did you place these 2 stickers on your windshield just above the steering wheel - it's like the worst possible spot, I'd freak out looking at these stickers while I drive

I tested this car today, and for me the turning circle is really bad.. I live in EU and I have a spot in the underground car park, with my own wall charger, but this car has such a bad turning circle. I am about to switch from Audi A7 Quattro 2020 - the back wheels in audi were turning in the opposite direction vs. front - just 3-5 degrees but it made a huge difference, I could park in 1 go even with a full car park.

Great looking.

You can say verbally to the car to set your temperature to what you want it to be.

Every time my son has to go into the hatchback, get the cable, plug it in, (keeping the cord up) to charge the car, I am so happy I have a hybrid that NEVER needs plugging in.

have you thought bout purchasing a car-cover to preserve the cleaninness of your Mach-E from Dirt/Debris, as an option

Why would you be afraid to go in a car wash? Are you afraid to drive when its raining too?

Here's the deal with the Tesla car wash mode. There are some car washes that require you to get out of the car while it rides on a track thru the wash. I've seen them in California but never in New York. Anyway, if you put the Tesla in neutral and then get out, it will put itself into park automatically. When in car wash mode, it will stay in neutral even after you exit the vehicle. I have a model 3 and if I go through a normal type wash I just put in neutral and it's like any other car. I'm on this page because I'm looking into getting a Mach-E.

The vehicle is awesome, nuff said.

Good info.

Going to the dealer for a software update? I wonder why they would do that.

Why not use verbal commands to increase heat and fan speed?

did you get the four year warranty with the car or is that a bunch of bs thanks.

Bound to be some bugs with the Gen1 of any new car line.

Can someone tell me why you can’t go through a car wash? I’ve never heard that before.

What is this about not being able to wash it at a car wash? Is there a concern water is going to leak into the battery pack?

I was hoping to find someone on the internet equally outraged that they call this a mustang. They took a classic muscle car and turned it into a soccer mom vehicle and it’s insulting. I’m sure it’s a fine car but when I first saw it a nearly vomited.

i don't know why people would paid so much for a car without researching

I hear that these problems will be solved after the car catches FIRE! That's why they have been ALL recalled!

I have a Chevy bolt cold weather kills my range all ev have this problem.

By your own admission, perhaps "10 reasons I hate my Mach-e" should be renamed to "10 things I hate *about* my Mach-e".

What? No heat pump? That definitely does affect whether or not I want to buy it. I made this mistake with the first gen Leaf, and I won't make that mistake again.

Let's see what the battery health is after 100k. Less than 90% is unexceptable.

1st time I've ever heard of a problem with a car wash 🧐 is that exclusive for the Mustang E or the Tesla too 🤔 Me living in The *"Great Northeast"* I'm on top of keeping the salt off my vehicles ❕️❕️❕️❕️❗️

Bruh, you’re wearing loafers in the snow.

You’re literally the first person to ever say you can’t take a EV to a carwash. There’s literally nothing preventing you from doing that on any EV

All you need to do is push the L button on the gear knob and it is good to go in the carwash!

Trangenderwagen. Men who drive Mach E cars have to watch their skirt when closing the door.

I want to see a Canadian revues in our weather

The wife and I have been contemplating a Mach E in the next year or so. See like most of your issues are personal or cold weather problems. We are in Florida and have friends in upper management at dealerships, so that helps.

Wait what's the logic of not being able to go through a carwash in a ev????

I'm not an electric driver, but I would think that if it rains and your car is still running for days/weeks. Then I think your car will be just fine through the car wash. However, I could be wrong. I want to buy an EV soon, so I'll find out myself in the future. Cheers!

Wow that's a big screen 😂 is Ford overcompensating?

Why can't he go in a carwash? Should just be able to put it in neutral for an automated carwash to shut off regen

Why can't you go through a car wash? I take my Niro ev through the wash about once a month? Also is the range loss just temp related? Pretty sure that's just a fact of batteries.

I am glad i bought the Tesla! Cold weather range is still over 280 per charge

So, note to self. If I buy a Mach-e don’t move somewhere where it gets cold in the winter. Having never driven in snow, your video kinda freaked me out.

I see teslas at the carwash every weekend. If it can drive in the rain it can be washed in a carwash.

🤣🤣 26 degrees is "very cold". Funny guy. Try -40.