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Mercury airbag problems

Owners have filed 1,740 complaints with NHTSA about the airbag system on Mercury vehicles — 6% of everything reported about the brand, across 19 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Mercury Milan, worst in 2007.

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.

1,740

Complaints

6%

Share of all Mercury complaints

500

Crashes

20

Fires

Which Mercury models have the most airbag problems

Milan 780 44.8%

Worst in 2007

Grand Marquis 248 14.3%

Worst in 2005

Sable 245 14.1%

Worst in 2000

Cougar 81 4.7%

Worst in 1999

Mountaineer 81 4.7%

Worst in 2002

Tracer 76 4.4%

Worst in 1997

Villager 68 3.9%

Worst in 1995

Mystique 60 3.4%

Worst in 1998

Mariner 31 1.8%

Worst in 2005

Worst Mercury model years for airbag problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2007 Mercury Milan 233 46% 93,250 F
2008 Mercury Milan 212 41% 99,500 F
2006 Mercury Milan 128 51% 84,000 F
2010 Mercury Milan 105 7% 75,000 B
2009 Mercury Milan 85 34% 80,000 F
2005 Mercury Grand Marquis 67 11% 53,815 C
1997 Mercury Tracer 49 27% 102,000 F
2006 Mercury Grand Marquis 37 20% 72,800 F
1999 Mercury Cougar 33 4% 65,000 F
2000 Mercury Sable 33 6% 30,000 F
2001 Mercury Sable 27 5% 60,000 F
2002 Mercury Sable 25 5% 49,000 F
1993 Mercury Sable 24 2% — F
2001 Mercury Grand Marquis 20 10% 51,244 F
2002 Mercury Mountaineer 20 4% 87,000 F
1998 Mercury Mystique 19 6% 73,000 F
1995 Mercury Mystique 18 3% 50,000 F
1999 Mercury Sable 17 6% 91,000 F
2000 Mercury Cougar 17 6% 90,000 F
2011 Mercury Milan 17 7% 59,000 C

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