2000 Mercury Sable: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 578 complaints
578
Total Complaints
63,850mi
Median Mileage
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
Top Issue
48
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

38,000 25th Percentile
63,850 Median Mileage
96,071 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
55
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
49
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
45
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
20
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
19
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
19
SUSPENSION:REAR
19
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
18
SUSPENSION
16
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
16

Severity Assessment

48
Crashes
10
Fires
31
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY THE BACK WINDOW SHATTERED. THERE IS NO APPARENT REASON FOR IT. THE GLASS ALSO BROKE INTO SLIVERS. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT AUTO'S HAD TO HAD SAFETY GLASS TO PREVENT INJURIES? THE DEALER STATES IT IS TEMPERED GLASS BUT THIS WINDOW SHATTERED FOR NO REASON AND ..."
"VEHICLE ACCELERATES WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK"
"HEAD RESTS BLOCK TOO MUCH OF REAR VIEW WHEN TURNING HEAD TO SEE REAR OF VEHICLE. *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