Worst years for a Mercury Topaz
Owners have filed 581 complaints about the Mercury Topaz with NHTSA across model years 1983 to 1998. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.
Avoid
1994 Mercury Topaz106 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.
Every Mercury Topaz 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1995 | A | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1994 | D | 106 | 7 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1993 | D | 98 | 10 | 4 | 116,252 | Seat Belts |
| 1992 | — | 92 | 3 | 7 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1991 | — | 59 | 0 | 10 | — | Electrical System |
| 1990 | — | 67 | 3 | 11 | — | Electrical System |
| 1989 | — | 57 | 2 | 5 | — | Electrical System |
| 1988 | — | 28 | 1 | 5 | 214,000 | Electrical System |
| 1987 | — | 28 | 0 | 5 | 110,000 | Electrical System |
| 1986 | — | 13 | 0 | 4 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1985 | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1984 | — | 13 | 0 | 6 | — | Electrical System |
| 1983 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | Electrical System |
What breaks on a Mercury Topaz
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 1990
Worst in 1992
Worst in 1990
Worst in 1993
Worst in 1994
Worst in 1993
Worst in 1987
Exactly what failed on a Mercury Topaz
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Mercury Topaz, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Mercury Topaz 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 Topaz
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.