Mercury Mariner
Owners filed 1,296 complaints across 11 model years of the Mercury Mariner. The 2008 drew the most (461); the 2007 the fewest (33).
Model years11
Complaints1,296
Recalls26
Fires2
Deaths0
Every Mercury Mariner model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 87 | 3 | — | 2 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2010 | 270 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Vehicle Speed Control | Above average | |
| 2009 | 315 | 2 | — | 9 | Steering | Above average | |
| 2008 | 461 | 4 | — | 9 | Steering | Above average | |
| 2007 | 33 | 3 | — | 1 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2006 | 63 | 4 | — | 5 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2005 | 67 | 3 | — | 7 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine |
Which Mercury Mariner years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2008 is the weakest year on record, with 461 complaints concentrated in the steering. It carries 4 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.