1995 Mercury Sable: Reliability Data

484
Total Complaints
77,280mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN
Top Issue
14
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

39,650 25th Percentile
77,280 Median Mileage
103,298 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN
71
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
59
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
32
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
25
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
23
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
15
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
14
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
14
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
12
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
11

Severity Assessment

14
Crashes
14
Fires
13
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"FRONT DOOR APPEARS TO BE LOCKED BUT IT WAS NOT; THREE YR. OLD PULLED DOOR HANDLE AND IT OPEPENED, 3 YR OLD FELL ONTO HIGHWAY AND SUSTAINED INJURIES. AK"
"HAD A FRONTAL COLLISION, DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT"
"HAD A FRONTAL COLLISION, PASSENGERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. 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