KIA Niro EV vs Mercury Montego

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure KIA Niro EV Mercury Montego
Complaints on file 144 360
Model years covered 2019–2025 1975–2007
Worst model year 2022 2005
Best model year 2020 2007
Crashes reported 14 24
Fires reported 0 4
Injuries reported 6 11
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Electrical System Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm 13.9% 10.8%

KIA Niro EV by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 19 13.2%
Brakes 11 7.6%
Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 11 7.6%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 8 5.6%
Fuel & Propulsion 8 5.6%
Engine & Cooling 7 4.9%

Mercury Montego by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 45 12.5%
Brakes 30 8.3%
Body & Structure 16 4.4%
Airbags 10 2.8%