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Best and worst years for the Mercury Mountaineer

Of the 12 model years of the Mercury Mountaineer with enough data to compare, the 2002 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (269), and the 2001 has the fewest (13).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Mercury Mountaineer 0 150 300 1996: 2 '96 1997: 252 252 '97 1998: 187 '98 1999: 106 '99 2000: 91 '00 2001: 13 13 '01 2002: 269 269 '02 2003: 108 '03 2004: 124 '04 2005: 64 '05 2006: 101 '06 2007: 43 43 '07 2008: 86 '08 2009: 5 '09 2010: 16 '10
  • 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)
19962
1997252
1998187
1999106
200091
200113
2002269
2003108
2004124
200564
2006101
200743
200886
20095
201016

What stands out

The 2002 stands out, with about 2.6 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 1997, 1998.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2002 and 1997. Or the years with the fewest: 2001 and 2007.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
20101624
200958
200886156
200743119
2006101153
200564113
2004124271
2003108220
2002269504
20011332
200091164
1999106182
1998187298
1997252399
199623