Mercury seats problems
Across all Mercury models in NHTSA's complaint database, 363 complaints involve seats. The Mountaineer accounts for the largest share (35%). The single worst model year is the 2008 Mountaineer with 54 seats complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 363 about seats, all Mercury models
- Most affected
- Mountaineer 35% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 72,000 miles 148 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 38 and 9
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Mercury models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mountaineer | 127 | 35% |
| Grand Marquis | 51 | 14% |
| Sable | 41 | 11% |
| Villager | 36 | 10% |
| Cougar | 25 | 7% |
| Monterey | 20 | 6% |
| Mystique | 19 | 5% |
| Topaz | 12 | 3% |
| Tracer | 9 | 3% |
| Marquis | 7 | 2% |
Worst model years for seats
- 2008 Mercury Mountaineer54 complaints
- 2007 Mercury Mountaineer26 complaints
- 2004 Mercury Monterey16 complaints
- 1994 Mercury Grand Marquis14 complaints
- 1999 Mercury Cougar13 complaints
Seats complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 3 |
| 1991 | 5 |
| 1992 | 23 |
| 1993 | 20 |
| 1994 | 36 |
| 1995 | 33 |
| 1996 | 8 |
| 1997 | 14 |
| 1998 | 21 |
| 1999 | 28 |
| 2000 | 16 |
| 2001 | 9 |
| 2002 | 3 |
| 2003 | 9 |
| 2004 | 20 |
| 2005 | 8 |
| 2006 | 9 |
| 2007 | 29 |
| 2008 | 62 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2010 | 3 |
Among the 148 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 72,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.