Mercury exhaust system problems
Across all Mercury models in NHTSA's complaint database, 575 complaints involve exhaust system. The Villager accounts for the largest share (39%). The single worst model year is the 1993 Villager with 117 exhaust system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 575 about exhaust system, all Mercury models
- Most affected
- Villager 39% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 80,000 miles 181 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 14
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Mercury models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Villager | 222 | 39% |
| Grand Marquis | 140 | 24% |
| Sable | 79 | 14% |
| Cougar | 41 | 7% |
| Mystique | 29 | 5% |
| Marquis | 21 | 4% |
| Mountaineer | 16 | 3% |
| Topaz | 14 | 2% |
| Tracer | 6 | 1% |
| Marauder | 2 | 0% |
Worst model years for exhaust system
- 1993 Mercury Villager117 complaints
- 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis61 complaints
- 1995 Mercury Villager42 complaints
- 1994 Mercury Villager39 complaints
- 1996 Mercury Grand Marquis38 complaints
Exhaust system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 4 |
| 1991 | 7 |
| 1992 | 21 |
| 1993 | 141 |
| 1994 | 57 |
| 1995 | 66 |
| 1996 | 68 |
| 1997 | 107 |
| 1998 | 23 |
| 1999 | 24 |
| 2000 | 23 |
| 2001 | 6 |
| 2002 | 9 |
| 2003 | 6 |
| 2004 | 6 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 |
Among the 181 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 80,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.