Mercury electrical system problems
Across all Mercury models in NHTSA's complaint database, 2,128 complaints involve electrical system. The Grand Marquis accounts for the largest share (20%). The single worst model year is the 1999 Cougar with 110 electrical system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 2,128 about electrical system, all Mercury models
- Most affected
- Grand Marquis 20% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 74,000 miles 938 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 41 and 285
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Mercury models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Marquis | 432 | 20% |
| Sable | 355 | 17% |
| Cougar | 269 | 13% |
| Mystique | 204 | 10% |
| Mountaineer | 190 | 9% |
| Milan | 152 | 7% |
| Mariner | 105 | 5% |
| Tracer | 97 | 5% |
| Villager | 79 | 4% |
| Topaz | 70 | 3% |
Worst model years for electrical system
- 1999 Mercury Cougar110 complaints
- 2010 Mercury Milan105 complaints
- 1995 Mercury Mystique86 complaints
- 2005 Mercury Grand Marquis76 complaints
- 2000 Mercury Cougar74 complaints
Electrical system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 81 |
| 1991 | 93 |
| 1992 | 108 |
| 1993 | 148 |
| 1994 | 78 |
| 1995 | 169 |
| 1996 | 108 |
| 1997 | 94 |
| 1998 | 96 |
| 1999 | 178 |
| 2000 | 150 |
| 2001 | 57 |
| 2002 | 56 |
| 2003 | 83 |
| 2004 | 78 |
| 2005 | 133 |
| 2006 | 47 |
| 2007 | 49 |
| 2008 | 115 |
| 2009 | 33 |
| 2010 | 148 |
| 2011 | 26 |
Among the 938 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 74,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.