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Mercury window and wiper problems

Owners have filed 1,096 complaints with NHTSA about the glass, mirrors and wipers on Mercury vehicles — 4% of everything reported about the brand, across 18 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Mercury Sable, worst in 1993.

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.

1,096

Complaints

4%

Share of all Mercury complaints

9

Crashes

26

Fires

Which Mercury models have the most window and wiper problems

Sable 301 27.5%

Worst in 1993

Grand Marquis 166 15.1%

Worst in 1995

Villager 153 14.0%

Worst in 1993

Cougar 141 12.9%

Worst in 1999

Mountaineer 113 10.3%

Worst in 2002

Mystique 92 8.4%

Worst in 1996

Mariner 25 2.3%

Worst in 2010

Worst Mercury model years for window and wiper problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
1993 Mercury Villager 69 13% — D
1993 Mercury Sable 56 6% — A
1999 Mercury Cougar 56 8% 56,000 A
2002 Mercury Mountaineer 35 7% 84,000 C
1996 Mercury Sable 30 8% — B
2002 Mercury Sable 29 5% 56,010 A
1994 Mercury Sable 25 5% 94,000 A
1995 Mercury Villager 24 5% 45,000 B
1996 Mercury Villager 24 9% 72,000 B
1997 Mercury Sable 24 7% 58,700 A
1999 Mercury Mountaineer 23 13% 70,000 B
1996 Mercury Mystique 21 7% 53,000 F
1999 Mercury Sable 21 7% 58,850 A
2003 Mercury Sable 21 8% 42,250 A
1995 Mercury Mystique 20 4% — A
1995 Mercury Grand Marquis 18 8% 77,980 A
1998 Mercury Mystique 18 6% 94,500 C
2000 Mercury Cougar 18 6% 70,050 A
1992 Mercury Grand Marquis 17 5% — A
1994 Mercury Villager 17 5% — A

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