Worst years for a Mercury Mountaineer
Owners have filed 2,646 complaints about the Mercury Mountaineer with NHTSA across model years 1996 to 2010. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.
Cleanest on record
2010 Mercury Mountaineer24 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Mercury Mountaineer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | A | 24 | 0 | 0 | 38,000 | Brakes |
| 2009 | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | 71,000 | Steering |
| 2008 | B | 156 | 4 | 0 | 65,000 | Seats |
| 2007 | B | 119 | 6 | 0 | 78,000 | Seats |
| 2006 | C | 153 | 9 | 5 | 58,945 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2005 | B | 113 | 9 | 0 | 48,150 | Body & Structure |
| 2004 | D | 271 | 20 | 2 | 70,000 | Body & Structure |
| 2003 | C | 220 | 8 | 7 | 78,898 | Body & Structure |
| 2002 | D | 504 | 19 | 8 | 75,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2001 | C | 32 | 3 | 1 | 40,000 | Brakes |
| 2000 | C | 164 | 21 | 21 | 81,000 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 1999 | C | 182 | 15 | 5 | 67,000 | Tires |
| 1998 | D | 298 | 29 | 31 | 79,500 | Tires |
| 1997 | F | 399 | 48 | 11 | 124,646 | Tires |
| 1996 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Tires |
What breaks on a Mercury Mountaineer
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Mercury Mountaineer
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Mercury Mountaineer, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Mercury Mountaineer 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 Mountaineer
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.