"How reliable is the 2000 Mercury Mountaineer?"

"Based on 164 NHTSA complaints, the 2000 Mercury Mountaineer has a median complaint mileage of 81000 miles. The most common issue is VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL."

"What are common problems with the 2000 Mercury Mountaineer?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2000 Mercury Mountaineer is VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, accounting for a significant portion of the 164 total complaints filed."

2000 Mercury Mountaineer: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 164 complaints

164

Total Complaints

81,000mi

Median Mileage

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

42,005 25th Percentile

81,000 Median Mileage

133,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

TIRES

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

AIR BAGS

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHEN COMING TO A STOP ENGINE REVS , AND PUSHES FORWARD THROUGH INTERSECTIONS. DEALER CAN'T FIND CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK"

"WHEN CLIMATE CONTROL IS SET TO HEAT IT BEGINS TO GET WARM THEN STARTS BLOWING COLD AIR, DEALER HAS TRIED TO REPAIR BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. NLM"

"CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH AND WAS PROCEEDING INTO THE INTERSECTION WHILE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO THE RIGHT SIDE OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. VEHICLE FLIPPED TWICE ONTO THE ROAD, AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN. DAUGHTER HAD TO CRAWL OUT OF DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. ..."

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