MYRModel Year Report

Mercury

Every Mercury model, and the year that drew the most complaints compared with that model’s other years.

Data updated 2026-10-09

Models

Sorted by total complaints, most first. More complaints does not mean a worse car: popular models collect more because more people drive them. The verdict compares each model’s worst year with that model’s own other years, never with another model. How we rate

ModelComplaintsWorst yearVerdict
Sable1984–2009 5,414 1993678 complaints ■ Significantly worse — known issue year
Grand Marquis1980–2011 3,966 2005487 complaints ■ Significantly worse — known issue year
Milan2006–2011 2,518 20101,002 complaints ■ Significantly worse — known issue year
Mountaineer1996–2010 1,992 2002372 complaints ■ Significantly worse — known issue year
Cougar1980–2002 1,902 1999454 complaints ■ Significantly worse — known issue year
Villager1992–2002 1,730 1993415 complaints ■ Significantly worse — known issue year
Mariner2001–2011 1,296 2008461 complaints ■ Significantly worse — known issue year
Mystique1994–2002 1,019 1995335 complaints ■ Significantly worse — known issue year
Tracer1987–2003 570 1997142 complaints ■ Significantly worse — known issue year
Topaz1983–1998 397 199373 complaints ◆ Worse than typical

Recent recalls

No recalls were reported for Mercury vehicles in the last 12 months.

Models too new or too rare to rate

We rate a model year by comparing it with the same model’s other years. These models don’t have enough years on file to compare, often because they are new. You can still see each one’s total complaints and its peak year.

Show all 19 models
ModelYearsComplaintsPeak year
Monterey 2004–2007 453 2004 · 283
Marquis 1981–2004 398 1997 · 53
Montego 2004–2007 259 2005 · 135
Mariner Hybrid 2006–2013 212 2008 · 116
Marauder 2003–2005 87 2003 · 60
Mercury 1980–2002 59 2002 · 17
Milan Hybrid 2010 59 2010 · 59
Capri 1980–1994 51 1991 · 33
Lynx 1981–1989 24 1985 · 5
Colony Park 1980–1990 12 1984 · 3
Mercury Truck 1993–2000 6 2000 · 4
XR7 1988–1994 5 1993 · 2
Mariner HEV 2006 4 2006 · 4
Zephyr 1980–1994 3 1982 · 1
483396 1993 2 1993 · 2
Brougham 1985 1 1985 · 1
Bobcat 1980 0 1980 · 0
LN7 1981–1984 0 1981 · 0
Monarch 1980–1984 0 1980 · 0