2000 Mercury Cougar: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 283 complaints
283
Total Complaints
65,000mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
20
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

39,000 25th Percentile
65,000 Median Mileage
89,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
25
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
23
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
20
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
13
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
13
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
12
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
12
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
10
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
10
AIR BAGS
9

Severity Assessment

20
Crashes
13
Fires
21
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"NO CHILD SEAT WILL FIT INTO THE BACK SEAT OF THIS CAR. WE TRIED EVERY ONE IN THE STORE. *AK"
"AT 2600 MILES ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, AND KEY IN IGNITION SWITCH WASN'T WORKING. *AK"
"AT 2600 MILES ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, AND KEY IN IGNITION SWITCH WASN'T WORKING. *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