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Mercury headlight problems

Owners have filed 1,923 complaints with NHTSA about the lighting on Mercury vehicles — 6% of everything reported about the brand, across 18 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.

1,923

Complaints

6%

Share of all Mercury complaints

21

Crashes

18

Fires

Which Mercury models have the most headlight problems

Grand Marquis 950 49.4%

Worst in 2005

Sable 321 16.7%

Worst in 1993

Milan 170 8.8%

Worst in 2010

Cougar 136 7.1%

Worst in 1999

Villager 108 5.6%

Worst in 1994

Mystique 70 3.6%

Worst in 1996

Marquis 42 2.2%

Worst in 2003

Mountaineer 37 1.9%

Worst in 2008

Marauder 27 1.4%

Worst in 2003

Worst Mercury model years for headlight problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2005 Mercury Grand Marquis 306 48% 78,252 F
2004 Mercury Grand Marquis 216 51% 86,000 F
2003 Mercury Grand Marquis 210 47% 96,000 F
2010 Mercury Milan 137 10% 49,000 A
1993 Mercury Sable 73 7% 75,000 A
2000 Mercury Sable 60 10% 39,082 A
1999 Mercury Cougar 42 6% 83,245 A
1994 Mercury Villager 33 10% 90,000 B
1994 Mercury Sable 32 6% 98,000 B
1992 Mercury Grand Marquis 29 9% 124,500 B
2011 Mercury Milan 29 11% 49,078 A
1992 Mercury Cougar 28 23% 100,000 C
1995 Mercury Villager 25 5% 144,110 A
1993 Mercury Cougar 24 10% 120,000 C
1996 Mercury Mystique 24 8% 107,520 B
2000 Mercury Grand Marquis 24 11% 120,000 A
1998 Mercury Mystique 21 6% 112,000 A
1999 Mercury Grand Marquis 21 10% 137,000 A
1996 Mercury Grand Marquis 20 7% 110,236 A
1999 Mercury Villager 20 8% 45,530 A

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