1995 Mercury Cougar: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 160 complaints
160
Total Complaints
67,000mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Top Issue
12
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

46,648 25th Percentile
67,000 Median Mileage
87,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
15
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
14
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
13
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
11
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
8
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
6
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
6
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
3
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
3

Severity Assessment

12
Crashes
5
Fires
7
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE WITHOUT ABS BRAKES. TT"
"WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE. TT"
"FRONT DISC BRAKES CHATTER AND PULSATE, DEALER SIDE TURN DOWN THE ROTOR. 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