2006 Mercury Montego: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 120 complaints
120
Total Complaints
70,500mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN
Top Issue
11
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

35,875 25th Percentile
70,500 Median Mileage
99,250 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN
19
ENGINE
18
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
13
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
8
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
5
SEAT BELTS
3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
3
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
3
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
3

Severity Assessment

11
Crashes
1
Fires
6
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I PURCHASED A NEW MERCURY MONTEGO PREMIER WITH A 6 SPEED ELECTRONIC AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IT IS AN EXCELLENT VEHICLE WITH THE EXCEPTION THAT WHILE TRAVELING DOWN STEEP GRADES THERE IS NO WAY TO DOWNSHIFT TO A LOWER GEAR TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. I HAVE TO RELY ON THE BRAKES ONLY AND THEY OVERHEAT ..."
"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALTHOUGH THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE ALERTED, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE FRONT SPRING BRACKETS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 04/06/06."
"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALTHOUGH THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE ALERTED, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE FRONT SPRING BRACKETS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 04/06/06."

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