Car Problem DataNHTSA records

Mercury Capri

Owners filed 44 complaints across 4 model years of the Mercury Capri. The 1991 drew the most (30); the 1994 the fewest (2).

Model years4
Complaints44
Recalls5
Fires4
Deaths0

Every Mercury Capri model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
19942
11—Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineRoutine
19935
1——Power Train › Manual TransmissionRoutine
19927
11—Structure › Body › Roof and PillarsRoutine
199130
223Power Train › Automatic TransmissionRoutine

Which Mercury Capri years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 1991 is the weakest year on record, with 30 complaints concentrated in the power train › automatic transmission. It carries 2 recalls.

Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.