Mercury lighting problems
Across all Mercury models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,886 complaints involve lighting. The Grand Marquis accounts for the largest share (50%). The single worst model year is the 2005 Grand Marquis with 307 lighting complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,886 about lighting, all Mercury models
- Most affected
- Grand Marquis 50% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 80,000 miles 1,087 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 21 and 17
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Mercury models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Marquis | 946 | 50% |
| Sable | 309 | 16% |
| Milan | 170 | 9% |
| Cougar | 129 | 7% |
| Villager | 108 | 6% |
| Mystique | 70 | 4% |
| Marquis | 37 | 2% |
| Mountaineer | 37 | 2% |
| Marauder | 27 | 1% |
| Tracer | 12 | 1% |
Worst model years for lighting
- 2005 Mercury Grand Marquis307 complaints
- 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis217 complaints
- 2003 Mercury Grand Marquis210 complaints
- 2010 Mercury Milan137 complaints
- 1993 Mercury Sable73 complaints
Lighting complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 18 |
| 1991 | 21 |
| 1992 | 84 |
| 1993 | 130 |
| 1994 | 91 |
| 1995 | 66 |
| 1996 | 67 |
| 1997 | 60 |
| 1998 | 58 |
| 1999 | 102 |
| 2000 | 101 |
| 2001 | 32 |
| 2002 | 23 |
| 2003 | 251 |
| 2004 | 245 |
| 2005 | 312 |
| 2006 | 15 |
| 2007 | 10 |
| 2008 | 19 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 149 |
| 2011 | 29 |
Among the 1,087 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.