Mercury Grand Marquis
Owners filed 3,705 complaints across 22 model years of the Mercury Grand Marquis. The 2005 drew the most (488); the 2011 the fewest (9).
Model years22
Complaints3,705
Recalls81
Fires151
Deaths14
Every Mercury Grand Marquis model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2010 | 24 | 2 | — | 6 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2009 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2008 | 78 | 3 | 1 | 11 | Steering | Fatalities reported | |
| 2007 | 96 | 3 | — | 6 | Tires | Routine | |
| 2006 | 143 | 3 | 2 | 16 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2005 | 488 | 5 | 5 | 24 | Exterior Lighting | Above average | |
| 2004 | 348 | 2 | 4 | 17 | Exterior Lighting | Fatalities reported | |
| 2003 | 362 | 2 | 2 | 22 | Exterior Lighting | Above average | |
| 2002 | 78 | 2 | 2 | 8 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2001 | 157 | 5 | 3 | 26 | Vehicle Speed Control | Fatalities reported | |
| 2000 | 162 | 8 | 5 | 14 | Exterior Lighting | Routine | |
| 1999 | 164 | 5 | 2 | 17 | Exterior Lighting | Routine | |
| 1998 | 143 | 7 | 8 | 8 | Exterior Lighting | Fatalities reported | |
| 1997 | 316 | 5 | 6 | 11 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe | Above average | |
| 1996 | 239 | 6 | 19 | 9 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe | Fatalities reported | |
| 1995 | 179 | 7 | 5 | 19 | Vehicle Speed Control | Fatalities reported | |
| 1994 | 156 | 3 | 20 | 17 | Vehicle Speed Control | Fatalities reported | |
| 1993 | 144 | 3 | 18 | 9 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 1992 | 255 | 3 | 27 | 22 | Vehicle Speed Control | Fatalities reported | |
| 1991 | 82 | 2 | 14 | 12 | Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator | Routine | |
| 1990 | 56 | 1 | 5 | 6 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine |
Which Mercury Grand Marquis years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2005 is the weakest year on record, with 488 complaints concentrated in the exterior lighting. It carries 5 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.