2005 Mercury Sable: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 112 complaints
112
Total Complaints
71,000mi
Median Mileage
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Top Issue
3
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

63,000 25th Percentile
71,000 Median Mileage
107,946 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
35
POWER TRAIN
21
SERVICE BRAKES
7
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
6
STEERING
6
ENGINE
5
AIR BAGS
4
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
3
STRUCTURE
2

Severity Assessment

3
Crashes
0
Fires
3
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"CONSUMER COMPLAINT REGARDING GLARE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD IS HIGH, REFLECTION OF CARS INTERIOR. *TS THE PASSENGER WINDSHIELD WIPER DOESN'T CLEAR THE UPPER PORTION OF THE GLASS. *JB"
"CONSUMER COMPLAINT REGARDING GLARE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD IS HIGH, REFLECTION OF CARS INTERIOR. *TS THE PASSENGER WINDSHIELD WIPER DOESN'T CLEAR THE UPPER PORTION OF THE GLASS. *JB"
"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE THIRD ROW SEAT WAS INSTALLED WITHOUT SEAT BELTS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN ALERTED. THE CONSUMER IS WAITING ON PARTS FROM ANOTHER DEALER. UPDATED 07/13/06. *JB"

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