1992 Mercury Sable: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 517 complaints
517
Total Complaints
101,801mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Top Issue
14
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

85,591 25th Percentile
101,801 Median Mileage
129,590 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
112
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
50
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
29
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
23
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
19
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
11
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
10
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
9
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
9
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
8

Severity Assessment

14
Crashes
7
Fires
8
Injuries
4
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"AUTO TRANSSMISSION FAILURE AT 68K. TT"
"WHILE DRIVING 55-60MPH TIE INNER ROD END BROKE AND FELL ONTO GROUND, CREATING RISK OF LOSS OF STEERING. TT"
"REPLACED POWER BRAKE BOOSTER. *AK"

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