Mercury Topaz
Owners filed 286 complaints across 7 model years of the Mercury Topaz. The 1993 drew the most (71).
Which Mercury Topaz years should you avoid?
No Mercury Topaz year stands out. Across the 5 model years old enough to judge, none drew twice the complaints of a typical year (about 62), and none shows an unusual share of fires, crashes or deaths for its age.
How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →
Every Mercury Topaz model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly | Routine | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch | Routine | |
| 1994 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 7 | Seat Belts | Fatalities reported | |
| 1993 | 71 | 2 | 4 | 8 | Seat Belts | Routine | |
| 1992 | 62 | 2 | 6 | 3 | Seat Belts | Routine | |
| 1991 | 40 | 1 | 9 | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum | Routine | |
| 1990 | 48 | 2 | 11 | 3 | Electrical System › Ignition › Switch | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.