2006 Mercury Milan: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 250 complaints
250
Total Complaints
84,000mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
7
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

46,250 25th Percentile
84,000 Median Mileage
115,618 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
127
POWER TRAIN
20
STRUCTURE:BODY
14
SERVICE BRAKES
13
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
10
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
9
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
8
ENGINE
8
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
7
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
6

Severity Assessment

7
Crashes
0
Fires
5
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I BOUGHT THE CAR 4000 MILES AGO AND NOTICED THE PROBLEM AS SOON AS I DROVE THE CAR. THE CAR HESITATES WHEN YOU ACCELERATE FROM 0. MY WIFE HAS COMPLAINED TO ME EVERY DAY. I HAVE TAKEN BACK TO DEALER TWICE. THEY SAY IT IF DUE TO THE THROTTLE BODY NON CABLE WIRE SYSTEM THE HAVE JUST STARTED TO USE THIS..."
"THE CARS STUMBLES WHEN YOU ACCELERATE EVERY TIME. I HAVE TAKEN BACK TO DEALER TWICE. THEY SAY THIS IS THE WAY THE CAR SHOULD ACT. I DISAGREE VERY MUCH. I HAVE ALMOST HAD THREE WRECKS DUE TO POOR ACCELERATION. *NM"
"WHILE DRIVING IN SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES ENGINE SOUNDED HORRIBLE CALLED FOR A TOW TO VILLAGE FORD KEPT VEHICLE FOR 3 WEEKS THEN SAID NEED NEW ENGINE BUT WARRANTY VOIDED BECAUSE ENGINE SEVERELY DEPRIVED OF OIL. SERVICE TECH SAID NOT CORRECT BECAUSE THERE WAS OIL IN IT ASKED FOR MY OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS ..."

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