FaultScore

Mercury Marauder vs Cadillac XTS

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 Mercury Marauder Cadillac XTS
Complaints on file 126 310
Model years covered 2003–2004 2013–2019
Worst model year 2014
Best model year 2016
Crashes reported 8 9
Fires reported 0 9
Injuries reported 4 3
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Lights Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm 9.5% 6.8%

Mercury Marauder by year

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

What breaks

Lights 27 21.4%
Transmission & Drivetrain 13 10.3%
Suspension 11 8.7%
Brakes 10 7.9%
Tires 10 7.9%
Electrical System 8 6.3%
Engine & Cooling 6 4.8%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 6 4.8%

Cadillac XTS by year

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

What breaks

Suspension 40 12.9%
Brakes 20 6.5%
Engine & Cooling 19 6.1%
Lights 12 3.9%
Steering 11 3.5%
Wheels 10 3.2%