2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 51 complaints
51
Total Complaints
104,000mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE
Top Issue
2
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

71,125 25th Percentile
104,000 Median Mileage
143,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE
11
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
8
SERVICE BRAKES
8
STEERING
5
POWER TRAIN
5
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM
3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
3
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
3
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
2
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
1

Severity Assessment

2
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE DRIVER INFORMATION DISPLAY SHOWED: BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ITEM WAS NOT COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED THROUGH DEALER. THE ITEM THAT WAS FOUND TO CAUSE THE CODE IS THE WIRING THAT CONTROLS THE HYDRAULIC PUMP FOR THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM...."
"THE DRIVER INFORMATION DISPLAY SHOWED: BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ITEM WAS NOT COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED THROUGH DEALER. THE ITEM THAT WAS FOUND TO CAUSE THE CODE IS THE WIRING THAT CONTROLS THE HYDRAULIC PUMP FOR THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM...."
"WITH THE RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT OF A SOFTWARE GLITCH ON THE FUSION AND MILAN HYBRIDS, I HAVE HAD SIMILAR OCCURRENCES ON MY 2006 MERCURY HYBRID, WHERE IT FELT LIKE I WAS TRYING TO STOP ON WET LEAVES. IT SEEMED LIKE BRAKING WAS FINE INITIALLY, THEN IT FADED (AS I DESCRIBED ABOVE) BUT WITH MORE PRESSURE ..."

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