Mercury acceleration problems

Owners have filed 2,285 complaints with NHTSA about the throttle and cruise control on Mercury vehicles — 8% of everything reported about the brand, across 20 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Mercury Sable, worst in 2000.

These are raw counts. A model that sold in millions appears near the top for that reason alone — the grade never compares one model with another.

2,285

Complaints

Share of all Mercury complaints

370

Crashes

Fires

Which Mercury models have the most acceleration problems

Sable 520 22.8%

Worst in 2000

Grand Marquis 459 20.1%

Worst in 2005

Milan 257 11.2%

Worst in 2010

Mountaineer 221 9.7%

Worst in 1997

Villager 192 8.4%

Worst in 1999

Mariner 180 7.9%

Worst in 2010

Cougar 164 7.2%

Worst in 1999

Mystique 65 2.8%

Worst in 1995

Marquis 54 2.4%

Worst in 1994

Montego 51 2.2%

Worst in 2005

Tracer 36 1.6%

Worst in 1993

Topaz 34 1.5%

Worst in 1994

Worst Mercury model years for acceleration problems

Vehicle	Complaints	Share of that year	Median miles	Grade
2010 Mercury Milan	178	12%	50,200	B
1999 Mercury Villager	92	37%	53,000	F
2000 Mercury Sable	72	12%	86,197	F
2010 Mercury Mariner	67	17%	50,000	C
2001 Mercury Sable	62	12%	96,000	F
1997 Mercury Mountaineer	59	15%	109,500	F
2002 Mercury Sable	56	10%	87,755	C
2009 Mercury Mariner	41	10%	70,000	B
1998 Mercury Mountaineer	40	13%	99,600	F
2000 Mercury Villager	40	44%	40,000	F
2005 Mercury Grand Marquis	39	6%	17,908	F
2005 Mercury Sable	38	34%	80,421	D
2006 Mercury Grand Marquis	38	20%	35,500	F
1994 Mercury Grand Marquis	33	17%	121,770	F
1998 Mercury Sable	33	14%	71,181	F
1992 Mercury Grand Marquis	32	10%	122,000	F
1999 Mercury Cougar	32	4%	64,185	B
2008 Mercury Mariner	31	6%	78,500	A
2003 Mercury Sable	29	12%	105,500	A
1993 Mercury Sable	28	3%	153,600	D

Mercury acceleration problems

Which Mercury models have the most acceleration problems

Worst Mercury model years for acceleration problems

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