Reliability & cost of ownership
Mercury Milan Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Mercury Milan? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Mercury Milan problems by model year
44 recall entries and 2,520 owner complaints on file across 6 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Milan | 9 | 192 | 4.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2010 Milan | 13 | 1,003 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2009 Milan | 7 | 226 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2008 Milan | 5 | 451 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2007 Milan | 5 | 434 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2006 Milan | 5 | 214 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Mercury Milan, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- air bags779 complaints
- service brakes506 complaints
- steering336 complaints
- vehicle speed control257 complaints
- power train244 complaints
- engine219 complaints
- exterior lighting168 complaints
- electrical system152 complaints