Mercury tires problems
Across all Mercury models in NHTSA's complaint database, 769 complaints involve tires. The Mountaineer accounts for the largest share (47%). The single worst model year is the 1997 Mountaineer with 162 tires complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 769 about tires, all Mercury models
- Most affected
- Mountaineer 47% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 36,000 miles 149 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 42 and 2
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Mercury models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mountaineer | 364 | 47% |
| Grand Marquis | 105 | 14% |
| Sable | 97 | 13% |
| Cougar | 58 | 8% |
| Villager | 42 | 6% |
| Milan | 20 | 3% |
| Tracer | 17 | 2% |
| Mariner | 14 | 2% |
| Mystique | 12 | 2% |
| Marquis | 11 | 1% |
Worst model years for tires
- 1997 Mercury Mountaineer162 complaints
- 1998 Mercury Mountaineer105 complaints
- 1999 Mercury Mountaineer54 complaints
- 1999 Mercury Cougar29 complaints
- 2007 Mercury Grand Marquis24 complaints
Tires complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 4 |
| 1991 | 10 |
| 1992 | 19 |
| 1993 | 20 |
| 1994 | 24 |
| 1995 | 23 |
| 1996 | 19 |
| 1997 | 201 |
| 1998 | 132 |
| 1999 | 112 |
| 2000 | 46 |
| 2001 | 25 |
| 2002 | 32 |
| 2003 | 8 |
| 2004 | 14 |
| 2005 | 15 |
| 2006 | 11 |
| 2007 | 38 |
| 2008 | 10 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 |
Among the 149 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 36,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.