The Weekly Driver
Reliability
Mercury

Mountaineer

Compact Sedan
3 Generations
14 Engines
1,270 Total Complaints
Generations by reliability score
2 fewer complaints than their class1 more complaints than their class

Generation Timeline

2000 2000
3 engines
122 complaints 12 fire reports
8.3/10
→
2001 2001
3 engines
22 complaints 1 fire report
9.3/10
→
2002-2010 2nd
8 engines
1,126 complaints 16 fire reports
5.3/10
→

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