2006 Mercury Mariner: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 91 complaints
91
Total Complaints
87,000mi
Median Mileage
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Top Issue
8
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

40,000 25th Percentile
87,000 Median Mileage
113,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
12
POWER TRAIN
11
STEERING
9
ENGINE
8
SUSPENSION
6
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
5
SERVICE BRAKES
4
STRUCTURE:BODY
4
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
3

Severity Assessment

8
Crashes
0
Fires
8
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE STEERING PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT AND GOT WORSE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THEY ALIGNED THE FRONT WHEELS AND ELONGATED THE BOTTOM BOLT OF THE STRUT TO THE KNUCKLE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE..."
"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE STEERING PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT AND GOT WORSE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THEY ALIGNED THE FRONT WHEELS AND ELONGATED THE BOTTOM BOLT OF THE STRUT TO THE KNUCKLE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE..."
"2006 MERCURY MARINER TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AT 4,000 MILES. *TS THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. THE MANUFACTURER APPROVED A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION TO BE INSTALLED. *NM"

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