2000 Mercury Villager: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 90 complaints
90
Total Complaints
40,000mi
Median Mileage
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Top Issue
10
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

30,726 25th Percentile
40,000 Median Mileage
63,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
30
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
10
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
3
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
3
AIR BAGS
2
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
2
SEAT BELTS
2
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
2
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
1
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
1

Severity Assessment

10
Crashes
1
Fires
20
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE LOCATION OF THE GAS PEDAL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. DRIVER CAN PRESS BOTH PEDALS AT THE SAME TIME. THIS MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL AND CRASH. IT IS POSSIBLE TO MOVE GAS PEDAL BRACKET WHERE RODS ARE ATTACHED. *AK"
"TAILGATE HYDRAULIC CYLINDER WILL NOT LIFT THE GATE UPWARD PROPERLY. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT MEETS THE PRESCRIBED SPECIFICATIONS. *AK"
"THE DESIGN OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS A WHITE FACE, WHICH CREATES VISIBILITY PROBLEMS WHEN TRYING TO READ GAUGES DURING DAY LIGHT HOURS.*ET"

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