FaultScore

Mercury Tracer vs Fisker Ocean

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 Tracer Fisker Ocean
Complaints on file 754 1,838
Model years covered 1988–2000 2023–2023
Worst model year 1997
Best model year 1998
Crashes reported 93 30
Fires reported 60 7
Injuries reported 71 16
Deaths reported 3 0
Most complained-about part Electrical System Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
Share of complaints involving harm 30.1% 2.9%

Mercury Tracer 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 83 11.0%
Airbags 76 10.1%
Brakes 67 8.9%
Seat Belts 64 8.5%
Suspension 48 6.4%

Fisker Ocean by year

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

What breaks