Mercury steering problems
Across all Mercury models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,931 complaints involve steering. The Mariner accounts for the largest share (29%). The single worst model year is the 2008 Mariner with 300 steering complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,931 about steering, all Mercury models
- Most affected
- Mariner 29% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 100,000 miles 1,111 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 85 and 21
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Mercury models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mariner | 560 | 29% |
| Grand Marquis | 362 | 19% |
| Milan | 337 | 18% |
| Sable | 275 | 14% |
| Mystique | 75 | 4% |
| Mountaineer | 70 | 4% |
| Cougar | 55 | 3% |
| Villager | 48 | 3% |
| Mariner Hybrid | 41 | 2% |
| Tracer | 33 | 2% |
Worst model years for steering
- 2008 Mercury Mariner300 complaints
- 2010 Mercury Milan248 complaints
- 2009 Mercury Mariner167 complaints
- 2011 Mercury Milan78 complaints
- 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis67 complaints
Steering complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 35 |
| 1991 | 35 |
| 1992 | 50 |
| 1993 | 71 |
| 1994 | 41 |
| 1995 | 84 |
| 1996 | 93 |
| 1997 | 62 |
| 1998 | 48 |
| 1999 | 97 |
| 2000 | 46 |
| 2001 | 20 |
| 2002 | 42 |
| 2003 | 45 |
| 2004 | 85 |
| 2005 | 35 |
| 2006 | 33 |
| 2007 | 20 |
| 2008 | 371 |
| 2009 | 183 |
| 2010 | 335 |
| 2011 | 100 |
Among the 1,111 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 100,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.