2003 Mercury Marauder: Reliability Data

91
Total Complaints
33,250mi
Median Mileage
Exterior Lighting
Top Issue
5
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

2,205 25th Percentile
33,250 Median Mileage
77,141 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Exterior Lighting
14
Electrical System
6
Unknown Or Other
6
Suspension
5
Tires
4
Automatic Transmission
3
Rear
3
Steering
3
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
3
Power Train
3

Severity Assessment

5
Crashes
0
Fires
4
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"PROBLEMS WITH MERCURY 2003 MARAUDER PURCHASED -2/08/03 WOULD LIKE TO FAX CURRENT WARRANTY REPAIR ORDER. LEAKS AROUND LENS COVER, WIPER BLADES REPLACED, REAR LEFT SPEAKER VIBRATES, BRAKE & BRAKE PEDAL SQUEAKING, SPOT ON REAR WINDOW, NEW WINDOW ORDERED, OVERDRIVE LIGHT ON, CAR STALLED HAD TO BE RETUR..."
"PROBLEMS WITH MERCURY 2003 MARAUDER PURCHASED -2/08/03 WOULD LIKE TO FAX CURRENT WARRANTY REPAIR ORDER. LEAKS AROUND LENS COVER, WIPER BLADES REPLACED, REAR LEFT SPEAKER VIBRATES, BRAKE & BRAKE PEDAL SQUEAKING, SPOT ON REAR WINDOW, NEW WINDOW ORDERED, OVERDRIVE LIGHT ON, CAR STALLED HAD TO BE RETUR..."
"PROBLEMS WITH MERCURY 2003 MARAUDER PURCHASED -2/08/03 WOULD LIKE TO FAX CURRENT WARRANTY REPAIR ORDER. LEAKS AROUND LENS COVER, WIPER BLADES REPLACED, REAR LEFT SPEAKER VIBRATES, BRAKE & BRAKE PEDAL SQUEAKING, SPOT ON REAR WINDOW, NEW WINDOW ORDERED, OVERDRIVE LIGHT ON, CAR STALLED HAD TO BE RETUR..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Exterior Lighting 14 complaints
25th: 62,042 mi Median: 92,500 mi 75th: 115,250 mi
Electrical System 6 complaints
25th: 46,375 mi Median: 88,750 mi 75th: 104,500 mi
Unknown Or Other 6 complaints
25th: 1,671 mi Median: 3,276 mi 75th: 4,486 mi
Suspension 5 complaints
25th: 1,671 mi Median: 39,673 mi 75th: 82,855 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 21 NC: 14 MA: 6 OH: 5 IL: 4 AZ: 4 KY: 4 MD: 3 AL: 3 TN: 3

Who Files Complaints?

38.5%
Original Owners
61.5%
Second+ Owners

Mercury Marauder — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
2004353

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