Mercury seat belts problems
Across all Mercury models in NHTSA's complaint database, 669 complaints involve seat belts. The Sable accounts for the largest share (21%). The single worst model year is the 1995 Villager with 43 seat belts complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 669 about seat belts, all Mercury models
- Most affected
- Sable 21% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 71,000 miles 200 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 81 and 2
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Mercury models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sable | 142 | 21% |
| Grand Marquis | 141 | 21% |
| Villager | 120 | 18% |
| Topaz | 62 | 9% |
| Cougar | 59 | 9% |
| Tracer | 55 | 8% |
| Mountaineer | 38 | 6% |
| Mystique | 23 | 3% |
| Marquis | 11 | 2% |
| Montego | 6 | 1% |
Worst model years for seat belts
- 1995 Mercury Villager43 complaints
- 2005 Mercury Grand Marquis36 complaints
- 1993 Mercury Villager29 complaints
- 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis24 complaints
- 2006 Mercury Grand Marquis22 complaints
Seat belts complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 31 |
| 1991 | 31 |
| 1992 | 37 |
| 1993 | 73 |
| 1994 | 54 |
| 1995 | 74 |
| 1996 | 36 |
| 1997 | 53 |
| 1998 | 27 |
| 1999 | 48 |
| 2000 | 36 |
| 2001 | 43 |
| 2002 | 21 |
| 2003 | 12 |
| 2004 | 6 |
| 2005 | 39 |
| 2006 | 26 |
| 2007 | 8 |
| 2008 | 8 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 |
Among the 200 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.