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Mercury brake problems

Owners have filed 2,593 complaints with NHTSA about the braking system on Mercury vehicles — 9% of everything reported about the brand, across 21 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Mercury Milan, worst in 2008.

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.

2,593

Complaints

9%

Share of all Mercury complaints

273

Crashes

29

Fires

Which Mercury models have the most brake problems

Milan 579 22.3%

Worst in 2008

Sable 499 19.2%

Worst in 2000

Grand Marquis 369 14.2%

Worst in 1992

Cougar 299 11.5%

Worst in 1999

Villager 185 7.1%

Worst in 1995

Mountaineer 142 5.5%

Worst in 1997

Mystique 125 4.8%

Worst in 1995

Tracer 67 2.6%

Worst in 1997

Mariner 67 2.6%

Worst in 2008

Marquis 65 2.5%

Worst in 1995

Mariner Hybrid 62 2.4%

Worst in 2008

Topaz 59 2.3%

Worst in 1993

Montego 30 1.2%

Worst in 2005

Worst Mercury model years for brake problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2008 Mercury Milan 199 38% 100,000 F
2007 Mercury Milan 127 25% 92,489 D
2009 Mercury Milan 118 47% 95,000 F
2010 Mercury Milan 107 7% 76,000 B
1999 Mercury Cougar 91 12% 73,000 C
2000 Mercury Sable 68 12% 36,000 F
1993 Mercury Sable 59 6% — A
1992 Mercury Grand Marquis 55 17% 68,052 D
1995 Mercury Villager 54 11% — C
1992 Mercury Sable 52 10% 147,000 B
1995 Mercury Cougar 49 31% — F
1997 Mercury Mountaineer 44 11% 99,500 F
1993 Mercury Villager 42 8% — F
2001 Mercury Sable 40 8% 57,000 F
1994 Mercury Cougar 36 20% — D
1997 Mercury Grand Marquis 36 10% 82,344 C
2008 Mercury Mariner 36 6% 101,000 A
2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid 35 20% 104,000 C
1995 Mercury Grand Marquis 34 15% 64,875 D
1998 Mercury Sable 32 13% 72,097 F

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