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Mercury Mariner Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 7 recall campaigns for the Mercury Mariner, across 7 model years from 2005 to 2011. The 2008 has the most (4); the fewest among years with a recall is 2009 (2).

Mercury Mariner years to avoid by our method: 2010 (3.5× the median year).

Model years
7

2005–2011, with a recall

Recall campaigns
7
Most recalls
2008

4 recalls

Owner complaints
1,296

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 1,296 complaints with NHTSA about the Mercury Mariner across 7 model years; the most, 461, concern the 2008.

Owners marked a crash on 35 of the Mercury Mariner complaints (3%) and a fire on 2.

Across all Mercury Mariner model years, owners name the steering most often (at least 554 complaints), then the power train (231).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Mercury Mariner in 2013: 239, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Mercury Mariner is suspension: front: wheel bearing, in 7 model-year listings.

The newest Mercury Mariner recall, 16V777000, was reported on October 26, 2016 and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump.

Mercury Mariner years to avoid

The 2010 Mercury Mariner stands out most: 112 complaints between 2009 and 2013, 24% of them naming the vehicle speed control.

The best-measured Mercury Mariner years are 2006 (0.4×), 2005 (0.8×) and 2009 (0.9×).

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Mercury Mariner, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
201138741
1.3×
2010avoid3270112
3.5×
2009231519
0.9×
2008446138
1.1×
20073337not ranked
200646313
0.4×
200536726
0.8×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Mercury Mariner years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Mercury Mariner

  • SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING7
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT4
  • STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM4
  • HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM3
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP2
  • SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT1
  • VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR1

Mercury Mariner model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Mercury Mariner recall campaign (7)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Mercury Mariner, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
16V777000October 26, 2016fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2010–2011fire329,265
15V606000September 29, 2015power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: floor shift2005–2008injury57
14V526000September 3, 2014hybrid propulsion system2006–2008crash70,209
14V284000May 29, 2014steering: electric power assist system2008–2011crash740,878
06V111000April 7, 2006seats: front assembly: head restraint2005crash and injury134,365
05V520000November 9, 2005visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor2006crash199,942
15E045000suspension: front: wheel bearing2005–2011crash—

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Mercury Mariner. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: August 11, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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