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Mercury fuel system problems

Owners have filed 1,581 complaints with NHTSA about the fuel system on Mercury vehicles — 5% of everything reported about the brand, across 22 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Mercury Villager, worst in 1995.

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.

1,581

Complaints

5%

Share of all Mercury complaints

22

Crashes

53

Fires

Which Mercury models have the most fuel system problems

Villager 247 15.6%

Worst in 1995

Cougar 238 15.1%

Worst in 2002

Grand Marquis 212 13.4%

Worst in 1997

Sable 200 12.7%

Worst in 1993

Milan 180 11.4%

Worst in 2010

Mariner 147 9.3%

Worst in 2010

Tracer 84 5.3%

Worst in 1995

Mystique 76 4.8%

Worst in 1995

Mountaineer 47 3.0%

Worst in 2002

Mariner Hybrid 35 2.2%

Worst in 2008

Topaz 32 2.0%

Worst in 1991

Montego 26 1.6%

Worst in 2005

Worst Mercury model years for fuel system problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2010 Mercury Milan 138 10% 49,604 B
1995 Mercury Villager 83 17% 113,989 B
2010 Mercury Mariner 64 16% 47,881 B
1994 Mercury Villager 54 17% 95,000 B
2002 Mercury Cougar 49 39% 77,000 F
2000 Mercury Cougar 48 17% 74,000 C
1999 Mercury Cougar 46 6% 74,000 A
1995 Mercury Tracer 40 32% 107,000 D
1995 Mercury Mystique 36 7% 77,201 B
1997 Mercury Grand Marquis 35 9% 198,980 A
1993 Mercury Villager 32 6% 168,000 C
2009 Mercury Mariner 30 7% 73,000 A
2011 Mercury Mariner 29 24% 46,000 C
1997 Mercury Villager 28 18% 125,304 B
1996 Mercury Villager 27 11% 76,000 C
2001 Mercury Cougar 27 26% 102,000 D
1993 Mercury Sable 25 3% 138,300 A
1992 Mercury Grand Marquis 23 7% 126,500 B
1994 Mercury Sable 21 4% 85,000 B
1995 Mercury Sable 21 4% 87,000 A

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