Mercury Mountaineer recalls & problems by year

43 recalls and 1,992 owner complaints across 15 model years (1996–2010).

Most complaints2002372 complaints

Most recalls19998 recalls

Crashes reported145in owner complaints

Injuries reported1493 deaths

Owner complaints by model year

Year	NHTSA stars	EPA mpg	Recalls	Complaints	Crashes	Fires	Injuries	Deaths
2010	—	15–17 mpg	1	13	0	0	0	0
2009	—	15–17 mpg	0	6	0	0	0	0
2008	—	15–16 mpg	2	96	3	0	0	0
2007	—	15–16 mpg	1	81	3	0	1	0
2006	—	15–16 mpg	2	117	6	2	7	0
2005	—	14–16 mpg	1	82	6	0	1	0
2004	—	15–16 mpg	1	210	11	2	16	0
2003	—	15–16 mpg	1	152	6	5	9	0
2002	—	14–16 mpg	3	372	17	7	38	0
2001	—	15–17 mpg	4	22	2	1	3	0
2000	—	15–16 mpg	7	123	15	12	17	0
1999	—	14–16 mpg	8	151	13	5	9	1
1998	—	14–16 mpg	5	236	22	23	29	1
1997	—	14 mpg	6	328	41	10	19	1
1996	—	—	1	3	0	0	0	0

Crash, fire, injury and death figures are what owners reported in their complaints; NHTSA does not verify them. A year with more complaints is not necessarily worse: newer and best-selling years collect more reports.

Most-reported problem areas, all years

Power train — 399 complaints
Tires — 364 complaints
Structure — 298 complaints
Vehicle speed control — 221 complaints
Electrical system — 190 complaints
Engine and engine cooling — 164 complaints
Seats — 127 complaints
Service brakes, hydraulic — 107 complaints