NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Mercury Mariner Recalls
The 2011 Mercury Mariner has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 26, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Mercury Mariner. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 87
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2011 Mercury Mariner, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2011 Mercury Mariner
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 16V777000
- Reported
- October 26, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 329,265
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2010 Mariner, 1 other model
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 14V284000
- Reported
- May 29, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 740,878
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2008–2010 Mariner, 1 other model
Suspension: front: wheel bearing
- Campaign
- 15E045000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2010 Mariner, 2 other models
2011 Mercury Mariner complaints by year
NHTSA has received 87 owner complaints about the 2011 Mercury Mariner, the newest on May 19, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (2%); owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2011 Mercury Mariner, the component group named most often is the power train (28%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (25%) and the steering (23%).
1 of the 2011 Mercury Mariner's 3 recalls also concerns the steering.
Where 2011 Mercury Mariner owners gave the mileage (68 complaints), the median was 51,879 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train24
- Fuel/Propulsion System22
- Steering20
- Vehicle Speed Control15
- Engine11
- Fuel System, Gasoline7
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 30 | |
| 2014 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 12 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2011 Mercury Mariner peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 30. 47% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2011 vehicles, the 2011 Mercury Mariner drew 1.3× the complaints of the median Mercury Mariner year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 6 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★☆☆
- Frontal: 3/5
- Side: 3/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 87 complaints about the 2011 Mercury Mariner are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mercury Mariner by model year
Other 2011 Mercury models
Newest record on this page: May 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted