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Best and worst years for the Mercury Cougar

Of the 12 model years of the Mercury Cougar with enough data to compare, the 1999 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (433), and the 1996 has the fewest (28).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Mercury Cougar 0 225 450 1990: 28 28 '90 1991: 43 '91 1992: 39 '92 1993: 70 '93 1994: 102 '94 1995: 117 '95 1996: 28 28 '96 1997: 35 '97 1998: 1 '98 1999: 433 433 '99 2000: 189 189 '00 2001: 58 '01 2002: 64 '02
  • Most complaints
  • Fewest complaints
  • In between
Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.
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Model yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
199028
199143
199239
199370
1994102
1995117
199628
199735
19981
1999433
2000189
200158
200264

What stands out

The 1999 stands out, with about 7.1 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 1994, 1995, 2000.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 1999 and 2000. Or the years with the fewest: 1996 and 1990.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
200264127
200158103
2000189283
1999433740
199811
199735112
19962877
1995117160
1994102178
199370236
199239122
19914398
199028104