Mercury air bags problems
Across all Mercury models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,739 complaints involve air bags. The Milan accounts for the largest share (45%). The single worst model year is the 2007 Milan with 233 air bags complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,739 about air bags, all Mercury models
- Most affected
- Milan 45% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 72,000 miles 519 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 499 and 20
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Mercury models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Milan | 781 | 45% |
| Grand Marquis | 248 | 14% |
| Sable | 245 | 14% |
| Cougar | 81 | 5% |
| Mountaineer | 81 | 5% |
| Tracer | 76 | 4% |
| Villager | 68 | 4% |
| Mystique | 60 | 4% |
| Mariner | 31 | 2% |
| Marquis | 19 | 1% |
Worst model years for air bags
- 2007 Mercury Milan233 complaints
- 2008 Mercury Milan212 complaints
- 2006 Mercury Milan128 complaints
- 2010 Mercury Milan106 complaints
- 2009 Mercury Milan85 complaints
Air bags complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 27 |
| 1991 | 30 |
| 1992 | 31 |
| 1993 | 44 |
| 1994 | 54 |
| 1995 | 62 |
| 1996 | 50 |
| 1997 | 88 |
| 1998 | 48 |
| 1999 | 85 |
| 2000 | 78 |
| 2001 | 60 |
| 2002 | 59 |
| 2003 | 33 |
| 2004 | 22 |
| 2005 | 91 |
| 2006 | 173 |
| 2007 | 244 |
| 2008 | 228 |
| 2009 | 90 |
| 2010 | 122 |
| 2011 | 20 |
Among the 519 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 72,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.