Mercury wheels problems
Across all Mercury models in NHTSA's complaint database, 177 complaints involve wheels. The Grand Marquis accounts for the largest share (19%). The single worst model year is the 2003 Grand Marquis with 10 wheels complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 177 about wheels, all Mercury models
- Most affected
- Grand Marquis 19% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 74,000 miles 93 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 17 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Mercury models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Marquis | 34 | 19% |
| Sable | 28 | 16% |
| Mountaineer | 27 | 15% |
| Milan | 21 | 12% |
| Cougar | 20 | 11% |
| Mariner | 14 | 8% |
| Villager | 10 | 6% |
| Monterey | 7 | 4% |
| Topaz | 4 | 2% |
| Marauder | 3 | 2% |
Worst model years for wheels
- 2003 Mercury Grand Marquis10 complaints
- 2010 Mercury Milan10 complaints
- 1999 Mercury Cougar7 complaints
- 2009 Mercury Mariner7 complaints
- 2004 Mercury Monterey7 complaints
Wheels complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 4 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 6 |
| 1993 | 4 |
| 1994 | 4 |
| 1995 | 9 |
| 1996 | 7 |
| 1997 | 9 |
| 1998 | 8 |
| 1999 | 16 |
| 2000 | 10 |
| 2001 | 5 |
| 2002 | 13 |
| 2003 | 16 |
| 2004 | 15 |
| 2005 | 5 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2007 | 8 |
| 2008 | 10 |
| 2009 | 8 |
| 2010 | 12 |
| 2011 | 2 |
Among the 93 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 74,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.