Worst years for a Mercury Tracer
Owners have filed 754 complaints about the Mercury Tracer with NHTSA across model years 1988 to 2000. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.
Every Mercury Tracer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1999 | C | 32 | 8 | 2 | — | Electrical System |
| 1998 | B | 57 | 3 | 1 | 83,000 | Suspension |
| 1997 | F | 181 | 19 | 26 | 82,000 | Airbags |
| 1996 | C | 15 | 6 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1995 | C | 126 | 9 | 0 | 85,500 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1994 | C | 81 | 25 | 7 | 67,000 | Brakes |
| 1993 | F | 114 | 14 | 3 | 28,500 | Electrical System |
| 1992 | — | 26 | 3 | 5 | — | Electrical System |
| 1991 | — | 76 | 2 | 11 | — | Electrical System |
| 1990 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | Steering |
| 1989 | — | 20 | 0 | 3 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1988 | — | 22 | 4 | 1 | — | Seat Belts |
What breaks on a Mercury Tracer
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 1997
Worst in 1993
Worst in 1997
Exactly what failed on a Mercury Tracer
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Mercury Tracer, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Mercury Tracer 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 Tracer
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.