FaultScore

Worst years for a Mercury Mariner Hybrid

Owners have filed 314 complaints about the Mercury Mariner Hybrid with NHTSA across model years 2006 to 2012. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid

177 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.

Cleanest on record

2010 Mercury Mariner Hybrid

15 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Mercury Mariner Hybrid year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2012 1 0 0 Brakes
2010 B 15 1 0 59,250 Acceleration & Cruise Control
2009 B 30 2 0 100,950 Steering
2008 C 177 2 0 72,000 Engine & Cooling
2007 B 40 1 0 70,000 Engine & Cooling
2006 B 51 2 0 104,000 Brakes

What breaks on a Mercury Mariner Hybrid

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Engine & Cooling 69 22.0%

Worst in 2008

Brakes 62 19.7%

Worst in 2008

Steering 41 13.1%

Worst in 2008

Worst in 2008

Worst in 2008

Worst in 2008

Acceleration & Cruise Control 20 6.4%

Worst in 2008

Other & Unspecified 9 2.9%

Worst in 2008

Stability & Traction Control 6 1.9%

Worst in 2008

Body & Structure 3 1.0%

Worst in 2007

Airbags 1 0.3%

Worst in 2010

Suspension 1 0.3%

Worst in 2007

Seats 1 0.3%

Worst in 2007

Equipment & Accessories 1 0.3%

Worst in 2007

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Mercury Mariner Hybrid, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Nov 2009 peak 14 Nov 2023

Compare the Mercury Mariner Hybrid

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.