1992 Mercury Grand Marquis: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 330 complaints
330
Total Complaints
114,000mi
Median Mileage
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Top Issue
28
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

84,319 25th Percentile
114,000 Median Mileage
137,648 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
27
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
20
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
16
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
10
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
10
SEATS
9
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
8
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
8
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
7
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
7

Severity Assessment

28
Crashes
33
Fires
119
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, DISK ROTORS WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. TT"
"UPON STARTING, WITHOUT PLACING INTO GEAR, SUDDENLY IN REVERSE POSITION VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, JUMPING OVER ANOTHER VEHICLE. TT"
"BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE, CAUSED BY MASTER CYLINDER. TT"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28