Mercury transmission problems
Across all Mercury models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,639 complaints involve transmission. The Sable accounts for the largest share (33%). The single worst model year is the 2004 Monterey with 144 transmission complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,639 about transmission, all Mercury models
- Most affected
- Sable 33% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 63,000 miles 617 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 53 and 12
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Mercury models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sable | 546 | 33% |
| Mountaineer | 225 | 14% |
| Monterey | 206 | 13% |
| Grand Marquis | 170 | 10% |
| Cougar | 139 | 9% |
| Mystique | 128 | 8% |
| Villager | 77 | 5% |
| Montego | 34 | 2% |
| Mariner | 30 | 2% |
| Topaz | 19 | 1% |
Worst model years for transmission
- 2004 Mercury Monterey144 complaints
- 2002 Mercury Mountaineer96 complaints
- 1991 Mercury Sable93 complaints
- 1994 Mercury Sable83 complaints
- 1996 Mercury Sable65 complaints
Transmission complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 26 |
| 1991 | 110 |
| 1992 | 101 |
| 1993 | 108 |
| 1994 | 154 |
| 1995 | 129 |
| 1996 | 117 |
| 1997 | 83 |
| 1998 | 79 |
| 1999 | 92 |
| 2000 | 55 |
| 2001 | 36 |
| 2002 | 125 |
| 2003 | 39 |
| 2004 | 192 |
| 2005 | 109 |
| 2006 | 41 |
| 2007 | 11 |
| 2008 | 20 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 9 |
Among the 617 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 63,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.