Worst years for a Mercury Marquis
Owners have filed 501 complaints about the Mercury Marquis with NHTSA across model years 1977 to 2004. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Avoid
1997 Mercury Marquis62 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.
Every Mercury Marquis 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | A | 15 | 0 | 0 | 91,000 | Lights |
| 2003 | D | 42 | 4 | 1 | 42,377 | Lights |
| 2002 | C | 11 | 3 | 0 | 50,000 | Brakes |
| 2001 | D | 27 | 4 | 0 | 57,902 | Brakes |
| 2000 | C | 24 | 1 | 0 | — | Body & Structure |
| 1999 | C | 31 | 2 | 1 | 95,052 | Brakes |
| 1998 | C | 40 | 1 | 0 | 75,000 | Brakes |
| 1997 | F | 62 | 8 | 4 | 63,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1996 | D | 40 | 3 | 1 | 91,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1995 | A | 26 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1994 | D | 44 | 2 | 8 | 100,000 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 1993 | D | 25 | 3 | 4 | — | Electrical System |
| 1992 | — | 30 | 7 | 3 | — | Electrical System |
| 1991 | — | 10 | 2 | 3 | — | Electrical System |
| 1990 | — | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | Electrical System |
| 1989 | — | 11 | 2 | 3 | — | Electrical System |
| 1988 | — | 14 | 1 | 3 | — | Electrical System |
| 1987 | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 1986 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 1985 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1984 | — | 23 | 1 | 1 | — | Electrical System |
| 1983 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | Electrical System |
| 1982 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 1977 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | Brakes |
What breaks on a Mercury Marquis
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 1997
Worst in 1994
Worst in 1993
Worst in 2000
Worst in 1998
Worst in 2001
Exactly what failed on a Mercury Marquis
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Mercury Marquis, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Mercury Marquis problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Mercury Marquis
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.