1996 Mercury Mystique: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 303 complaints
303
Total Complaints
93,500mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Top Issue
19
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

67,243 25th Percentile
93,500 Median Mileage
107,520 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
26
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
25
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
11
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
10
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
9
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
9
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
9
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
9
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
8
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
7

Severity Assessment

19
Crashes
14
Fires
22
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE VEHICLE STALLS FOR NO ONE REASON. MANUFACTURER AWARE OF PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT OFFER ASSISTANCE.PLEASE DESCRIBE."
"WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE VEHICLE STALLS. DURING OPERATION AT 10 TO 20 MPH THE VEHICLE JERKS BACK AND FORTH.*AK *SLC"
"WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE VEHICLE STALLS. DURING OPERATION AT 10 TO 20 MPH THE VEHICLE JERKS BACK AND FORTH.*AK *SLC"

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