2000 Mercury Mystique: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 81 complaints
81
Total Complaints
51,764mi
Median Mileage
STRUCTURE
Top Issue
8
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

42,000 25th Percentile
51,764 Median Mileage
68,400 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STRUCTURE
17
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
8
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
5
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
5
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
3
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
3
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
3
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
2

Severity Assessment

8
Crashes
0
Fires
5
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATES, RESULTING IN INTERMITTENT STALLING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK"
"INTERMITTENTLY WHEN SPEED CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED IT WOULD ACCELERATE BEYOND SET SPEED, EVENTUALLY CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL OUT AND DIE. ALSO, INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK"
"INTERMITTENTLY WHEN SPEED CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED IT WOULD ACCELERATE BEYOND SET SPEED, EVENTUALLY CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL OUT AND DIE. ALSO, INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*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