Reliability & cost of ownership
Mercury Mariner Hybrid Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Mercury Mariner Hybrid? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Mercury Mariner Hybrid problems by model year
0 recall entries and 212 owner complaints on file across 6 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Mariner Hybrid | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2010 Mariner Hybrid | 0 | 9 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2009 Mariner Hybrid | 0 | 21 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2008 Mariner Hybrid | 0 | 116 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2007 Mariner Hybrid | 0 | 31 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2006 Mariner Hybrid | 0 | 34 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Mercury Mariner Hybrid, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- service brakes61 complaints
- engine49 complaints
- steering41 complaints
- electrical system38 complaints
- power train27 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system25 complaints
- engine and engine cooling20 complaints
- vehicle speed control20 complaints