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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2000 Mercury Mystique Recalls

The 2000 Mercury Mystique has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 18, 2000.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 Mercury Mystique. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
5

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
63

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
7

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★☆☆

side crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2000 Mercury Mystique, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

5 recalls on the 2000 Mercury Mystique

Seat belts

Campaign
00V228001
Reported
August 18, 2000
Vehicles affected
up to 144,435
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 209, seat belt assemblies
Same campaign
also 9 other models

00V228001: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components

Campaign
00V075000
Reported
March 9, 2000
Vehicles affected
up to 436,200
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2 other models

00V075000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment: other: labels

Campaign
99V361000
Reported
December 29, 1999
Vehicles affected
up to 1,381
Same campaign
also 1 other model

99V361000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Service brakes, hydraulic

Campaign
06E022000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 10 other models

06E022000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Suspension

Campaign
08E033000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 4 other models

08E033000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2000 Mercury Mystique complaints by year

NHTSA has received 63 owner complaints about the 2000 Mercury Mystique, the newest on June 18, 2008. Of these, 7 describe a crash (11%); owners reported 4 injuries.

In complaints about the 2000 Mercury Mystique, the component group named most often is the structure (29%), followed by the visibility (14%) and the engine and engine cooling (13%).

None of the 2000 Mercury Mystique's 5 recalls concerns the structure.

Where 2000 Mercury Mystique owners gave the mileage (28 complaints), the median was 53,529 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Structure18
  • Visibility9
  • Engine And Engine Cooling8
  • Air Bags7
  • Electrical System7
  • Fuel System, Gasoline5

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2000 Mercury Mystique received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20002
200111
20024
200313
200414
20058
20064
20072
20085

Complaints about the 2000 Mercury Mystique peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 14. 48% arrived between 1999 and 2003, the model year's first years on the road.

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Side: 3/5

The 63 complaints about the 2000 Mercury Mystique are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Other 2000 Mercury models

Newest record on this page: June 18, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted