Mercury Mariner vs Cadillac SRX

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	Cadillac SRX
Complaints on file	1,722	4,169
Model years covered	2005–2011	2004–2019
Worst model year	2008	2012
Best model year	2007	2006
Crashes reported	48	269
Fires reported	4	48
Injuries reported	32	197
Deaths reported	0	2
Most complained-about part	Steering	Lights
Share of complaints involving harm	4.9%	12.4%

Mercury Mariner by year

100 91 40 554 422 394 121

05 06 07 08 09 10 11

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

What breaks

Steering 560 32.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 235 13.6%

Engine & Cooling 193 11.2%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 180 10.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 147 8.5%

Electrical System 105 6.1%

Brakes 67 3.9%

Other & Unspecified 57 3.3%

Cadillac SRX by year

324 162 96 69 71 31 632 575 515 493 454 537 208 2

04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 19

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

What breaks

Lights 1,570 37.7%

Electrical System 378 9.1%

Suspension 258 6.2%

Other & Unspecified 258 6.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 250 6.0%

Engine & Cooling 240 5.8%

Brakes 212 5.1%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 168 4.0%