Worst years for a Mercury Sable
Owners have filed 7,190 complaints about the Mercury Sable with NHTSA across model years 1984 to 2009. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Every Mercury Sable 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | C | 27 | 2 | 0 | 34,450 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2008 | C | 81 | 10 | 3 | 50,420 | Steering |
| 2006 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 2005 | A | 112 | 3 | 0 | 71,000 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 2004 | B | 75 | 5 | 0 | 79,600 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 2003 | C | 251 | 17 | 2 | 70,000 | Suspension |
| 2002 | C | 541 | 39 | 5 | 75,650 | Suspension |
| 2001 | D | 528 | 42 | 11 | 68,330 | Suspension |
| 2000 | D | 578 | 48 | 10 | 63,850 | Suspension |
| 1999 | C | 302 | 33 | 4 | 68,000 | Suspension |
| 1998 | C | 243 | 35 | 3 | 91,000 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 1997 | C | 326 | 14 | 7 | 72,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1996 | C | 391 | 25 | 13 | 95,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1995 | C | 485 | 14 | 14 | 74,560 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1994 | C | 534 | 23 | 11 | 94,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1993 | D | 981 | 24 | 15 | 94,687 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1992 | — | 517 | 14 | 7 | 101,801 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1991 | — | 346 | 11 | 9 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1990 | — | 220 | 20 | 19 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1989 | — | 300 | 16 | 72 | — | Electrical System |
| 1988 | — | 189 | 5 | 34 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1987 | — | 105 | 4 | 7 | — | Body & Structure |
| 1986 | — | 55 | 0 | 6 | — | Body & Structure |
| 1984 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
What breaks on a Mercury Sable
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 Sable
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Mercury Sable, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Mercury Sable 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 Sable
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.