Mercury Tracer vs Infiniti G35

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	Infiniti G35
Complaints on file	754	1,862
Model years covered	1988–2000	2002–2009
Worst model year	1997	2003
Best model year	1998	2007
Crashes reported	93	101
Fires reported	60	30
Injuries reported	71	45
Deaths reported	3	3
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	30.1%	9.6%

Mercury Tracer by year

22 20 2 76 26 114 81 126 15 181 57 32 2

88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00

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

What breaks

Electrical System 99 13.1%

Fuel & Propulsion 84 11.1%

Engine & Cooling 83 11.0%

Airbags 76 10.1%

Brakes 67 8.9%

Seat Belts 64 8.5%

Suspension 48 6.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 43 5.7%

Infiniti G35 by year

3 737 351 301 184 152 132 2

02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09

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

What breaks

Electrical System 334 17.9%

Engine & Cooling 321 17.2%

Airbags 174 9.3%

Lights 158 8.5%

Brakes 147 7.9%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 111 6.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 93 5.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 75 4.0%