Mercury brakes problems
Across all Mercury models in NHTSA's complaint database, 2,504 complaints involve brakes. The Milan accounts for the largest share (23%). The single worst model year is the 2008 Milan with 199 brakes complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 2,504 about brakes, all Mercury models
- Most affected
- Milan 23% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 77,000 miles 1,000 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 262 and 24
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Mercury models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Milan | 579 | 23% |
| Sable | 474 | 19% |
| Grand Marquis | 356 | 14% |
| Cougar | 272 | 11% |
| Villager | 185 | 7% |
| Mountaineer | 142 | 6% |
| Mystique | 125 | 5% |
| Mariner | 67 | 3% |
| Mariner Hybrid | 62 | 3% |
| Tracer | 61 | 2% |
Worst model years for brakes
- 2008 Mercury Milan199 complaints
- 2007 Mercury Milan127 complaints
- 2009 Mercury Milan118 complaints
- 2010 Mercury Milan107 complaints
- 1999 Mercury Cougar91 complaints
Brakes complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 37 |
| 1991 | 72 |
| 1992 | 134 |
| 1993 | 183 |
| 1994 | 139 |
| 1995 | 201 |
| 1996 | 94 |
| 1997 | 160 |
| 1998 | 100 |
| 1999 | 198 |
| 2000 | 119 |
| 2001 | 71 |
| 2002 | 70 |
| 2003 | 42 |
| 2004 | 36 |
| 2005 | 58 |
| 2006 | 67 |
| 2007 | 145 |
| 2008 | 291 |
| 2009 | 145 |
| 2010 | 128 |
| 2011 | 13 |
| 2012 | 1 |
Among the 1,000 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 77,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.