Mercury Mariner Hybrid vs GMC Sierra 3500

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 Mariner Hybrid GMC Sierra 3500
Complaints on file 314 774
Model years covered 2006–2012 1996–2026
Worst model year 2008 2020
Best model year 2010 2025
Crashes reported 8 47
Fires reported 0 26
Injuries reported 1 25
Deaths reported 0 1
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm 2.9% 12.8%

Mercury Mariner Hybrid 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 69 22.0%
Brakes 62 19.7%
Steering 41 13.1%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 20 6.4%
Other & Unspecified 9 2.9%

GMC Sierra 3500 by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 150 19.4%
Engine & Cooling 79 10.2%
Airbags 56 7.2%
Steering 41 5.3%