Mercury Montego

Owners filed 259 complaints across 4 model years of the Mercury Montego. The 2005 drew the most (135); the 2004 the fewest (3).

Model years4

Complaints259

Recalls3

Fires3

Deaths0

Every Mercury Montego model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2007	36	1	—	1	Vehicle Speed Control	Routine
2006	85	0	1	5	Power Train	Routine
2005	135	2	2	10	Electrical System	Routine
2004	3	0	—	—	Wheels	Routine

Which Mercury Montego years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2005 is the weakest year on record, with 135 complaints concentrated in the electrical system. 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.