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 — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Mercury Milan problems by model year
44 recall entries and 2511 owner complaints on file across 6 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Milan | 9 | 186 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2010 Milan | 13 | 1001 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2009 Milan | 7 | 226 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2008 Milan | 5 | 451 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2007 Milan | 5 | 434 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2006 Milan | 5 | 213 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
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 bags777 complaints
- service brakes579 complaints
- steering331 complaints
- vehicle speed control257 complaints
- power train242 complaints
- engine219 complaints
- exterior lighting168 complaints
- electrical system151 complaints