"How reliable is the 2005 Mercury Monterey?"

"Based on 136 NHTSA complaints, the 2005 Mercury Monterey has a median complaint mileage of 74004 miles. The most common issue is POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION."

"What are common problems with the 2005 Mercury Monterey?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2005 Mercury Monterey is POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, accounting for a significant portion of the 136 total complaints filed."

2005 Mercury Monterey: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 136 complaints

136

Total Complaints

74,004mi

Median Mileage

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

53,384 25th Percentile

74,004 Median Mileage

98,473 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

POWER TRAIN

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER

ENGINE

AIR BAGS

STRUCTURE:BODY

SEATS

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"DT: ON AUGUST 25, 2005 THE GAS TANK WAS LEAKING GASOLINE. THE GAS TANK HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE. ONE COULD SMELL GASOLINE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS POURING OUT. HOWEVER, THE GAS GAUGE DID NOT MOVE. HAD TO H..."

"THE COMPUTER SYSTEM IN THE VAN HAS MALFUNCTIONED IN THE EXACT SAME WAY TWICE. IT SAYS THE REAR SLIDING DOOR IS OPEN WHEN IT IS, IN FACT, CLOSED. IT ALSO BEEPS FOR 60 SECONDS EVERY TIME YOU STOP AND START GOING AGAIN. THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN TAKEN IN AND REPAIRED TWICE. IT IS MORE THAN A HASSLE FOR..."

"MY HUSBAND AND I BOTH LEASE FORD/MERCURY VEHICLES AND HAVE DONE SO FOR 30+ YEARS. HIS CURRENT VEHICLE REQUIRED REAR BRAKE WORK IN APRIL, MINE IN FEB. OF THIS YEAR. HIS (A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE) IS NOW BEING RECALLED FOR THAT REASON. MINE (A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY VAN) IS NOT UNDER RECALL, EVEN THOU..."

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