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Mercury seat belt problems

Owners have filed 837 complaints with NHTSA about the seat belts on Mercury vehicles — 3% of everything reported about the brand, across 18 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Mercury Sable, worst in 1989.

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.

837

Complaints

3%

Share of all Mercury complaints

89

Crashes

3

Fires

Which Mercury models have the most seat belt problems

Sable 211 25.2%

Worst in 1989

Grand Marquis 154 18.4%

Worst in 2005

Villager 120 14.3%

Worst in 1995

Cougar 115 13.7%

Worst in 1988

Topaz 77 9.2%

Worst in 1992

Tracer 64 7.6%

Worst in 1994

Mountaineer 38 4.5%

Worst in 1997

Worst Mercury model years for seat belt problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
1989 Mercury Sable 45 15% — D
1995 Mercury Villager 43 9% 92,000 F
2005 Mercury Grand Marquis 36 6% 50,830 A
1993 Mercury Villager 29 6% 106,000 C
2001 Mercury Grand Marquis 24 12% 88,000 F
1997 Mercury Sable 22 7% 70,000 B
1999 Mercury Sable 22 7% 80,000 D
2006 Mercury Grand Marquis 22 12% 78,011 B
1988 Mercury Cougar 20 28% 75,000 D
1992 Mercury Topaz 20 22% 20,000 C
1993 Mercury Topaz 17 17% 116,252 D
1989 Mercury Cougar 17 16% 75,000 D
1990 Mercury Cougar 16 15% — F
1994 Mercury Villager 15 5% 29,000 C
1994 Mercury Topaz 14 13% — D
2000 Mercury Sable 13 2% 57,000 F
1990 Mercury Sable 12 5% — D
1994 Mercury Tracer 12 15% — F
1995 Mercury Tracer 12 10% — A
1997 Mercury Mountaineer 12 3% 150,000 A

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