Reliability & cost of ownership
Mercury Mountaineer Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Mercury Mountaineer? 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 Mountaineer problems by model year
49 recall entries and 1992 owner complaints on file across 15 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Mountaineer | 1 | 13 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2009 Mountaineer | 0 | 6 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2008 Mountaineer | 2 | 96 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2007 Mountaineer | 1 | 81 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2006 Mountaineer | 2 | 117 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2005 Mountaineer | 1 | 82 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2004 Mountaineer | 1 | 210 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2003 Mountaineer | 1 | 152 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2002 Mountaineer | 4 | 372 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2001 Mountaineer | 4 | 22 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2000 Mountaineer | 8 | 123 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1999 Mountaineer | 9 | 151 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1998 Mountaineer | 6 | 236 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1997 Mountaineer | 7 | 328 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1996 Mountaineer | 2 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Mercury Mountaineer, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- power train384 complaints
- tires327 complaints
- structure282 complaints
- vehicle speed control214 complaints
- electrical system180 complaints
- engine and engine cooling158 complaints
- seats125 complaints
- service brakes118 complaints