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Mercury body problems

Owners have filed 1,297 complaints with NHTSA about the body and structure on Mercury vehicles — 4% of everything reported about the brand, across 23 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Mercury Sable, worst in 1993.

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.

1,297

Complaints

4%

Share of all Mercury complaints

46

Crashes

9

Fires

Which Mercury models have the most body problems

Sable 341 26.3%

Worst in 1993

Mountaineer 298 23.0%

Worst in 2004

Grand Marquis 149 11.5%

Worst in 2007

Villager 133 10.3%

Worst in 1993

Cougar 86 6.6%

Worst in 1999

Mystique 76 5.9%

Worst in 1999

Milan 70 5.4%

Worst in 2006

Monterey 28 2.2%

Worst in 2004

Worst Mercury model years for body problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2004 Mercury Mountaineer 85 31% 64,000 F
2002 Mercury Mountaineer 73 14% 58,500 D
2003 Mercury Mountaineer 62 28% 76,639 C
1999 Mercury Cougar 38 5% 89,899 A
1993 Mercury Sable 37 4% 135,860 B
1992 Mercury Sable 30 6% 95,801 B
1996 Mercury Sable 29 7% 101,500 B
2005 Mercury Mountaineer 29 26% 63,000 D
1999 Mercury Mystique 28 17% 63,218 C
1993 Mercury Villager 26 5% 94,000 A
1989 Mercury Sable 25 8% 147,230 B
1995 Mercury Sable 25 5% 89,895 A
1996 Mercury Villager 25 10% — C
2006 Mercury Milan 24 10% 52,000 C
1990 Mercury Sable 23 10% — B
1997 Mercury Villager 22 14% 105,000 B
1994 Mercury Sable 21 4% 85,619 A
1991 Mercury Sable 20 6% 93,500 A
1995 Mercury Villager 20 4% — A
2003 Mercury Sable 20 8% 50,500 D

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