Mercury electrical problems

Owners have filed 2,533 complaints with NHTSA about the electrical system on Mercury vehicles — 9% of everything reported about the brand, across 24 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Mercury Grand Marquis, worst in 2005.

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.

2,533

Complaints

Share of all Mercury complaints

Crashes

497

Fires

Which Mercury models have the most electrical problems

Grand Marquis 556 22.0%

Worst in 2005

Sable 472 18.6%

Worst in 1989

Cougar 342 13.5%

Worst in 1999

Mystique 204 8.1%

Worst in 1995

Mountaineer 190 7.5%

Worst in 2008

Milan 151 6.0%

Worst in 2010

Topaz 113 4.5%

Worst in 1990

Mariner 105 4.1%

Worst in 2010

Tracer 99 3.9%

Worst in 1997

Villager 79 3.1%

Worst in 1993

Marquis 61 2.4%

Worst in 1984

Montego 42 1.7%

Worst in 2005

Mariner Hybrid 38 1.5%

Worst in 2008

Worst Mercury model years for electrical problems

Vehicle	Complaints	Share of that year	Median miles	Grade
1999 Mercury Cougar	110	15%	70,000	C
2010 Mercury Milan	104	7%	46,000	B
1995 Mercury Mystique	86	16%	92,000	C
2005 Mercury Grand Marquis	76	12%	74,000	C
2000 Mercury Cougar	74	26%	65,000	F
1989 Mercury Sable	67	22%	—	F
1996 Mercury Mystique	59	19%	96,500	F
1993 Mercury Sable	52	5%	—	A
2003 Mercury Grand Marquis	52	12%	95,100	C
1988 Mercury Grand Marquis	46	47%	—	F
1992 Mercury Grand Marquis	44	13%	124,648	F
2004 Mercury Grand Marquis	40	9%	88,670	C
2008 Mercury Mountaineer	40	26%	65,000	D
1993 Mercury Villager	35	7%	137,700	F
1994 Mercury Sable	33	6%	48,658	B
1995 Mercury Sable	33	7%	60,028	B
1992 Mercury Sable	30	6%	—	A
1998 Mercury Mystique	30	9%	95,604	D
1988 Mercury Sable	29	15%	—	F
2001 Mercury Sable	29	5%	45,000	B

Mercury electrical problems

Which Mercury models have the most electrical problems

Worst Mercury model years for electrical problems

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