1993 Mercury Tracer: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 114 complaints
114
Total Complaints
28,500mi
Median Mileage
Vehicle Speed Control
Top Issue
14
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

28,500 25th Percentile
28,500 Median Mileage
100,750 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Vehicle Speed Control
8
Tank Assembly
7
Foundation Components
6
Power Train
5
Front
4
Electrical System
4
Fuel Pump
3
Steering
3
Door
3
Unknown Or Other
3

Severity Assessment

14
Crashes
3
Fires
20
Injuries
3
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"SEATBACK BECAME DETACHED DURING FRONT END COLLISION. TT"
"SHIFTED INTO REVERSE VEHICLE SURGED AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD INTO BRICK WALL. TT"
"GAS LEAKS FROM TANK, WHEN FILLING UP. TT"

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 21 FL: 19 MI: 9 CT: 8 PA: 7 NY: 7 MO: 7 NC: 6 IL: 5 GA: 4

Who Files Complaints?

27.2%
Original Owners
72.8%
Second+ Owners

Mercury Tracer — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
1991762
1992263
19948125
19951269
199718119
1998573
1999328

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