2006 Mercury Monterey: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 54 complaints
54
Total Complaints
78,655mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN
Top Issue
0
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

40,000 25th Percentile
78,655 Median Mileage
103,452 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN
30
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
1
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
1

Severity Assessment

0
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MONTEREY. ON SIX OR SEVEN OCCASIONS, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE ALSO LOST POWER, HESITATED, AND DECREASED IN SPEED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO GAIN SPEED NO MATTER HOW HARD THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNS THE VEHICLE OFF AND T..."
"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MONTEREY. ON SIX OR SEVEN OCCASIONS, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE ALSO LOST POWER, HESITATED, AND DECREASED IN SPEED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO GAIN SPEED NO MATTER HOW HARD THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNS THE VEHICLE OFF AND T..."
"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MONTEREY. WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE AND SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. ONCE RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONS PROPERLY. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS, THE ADVANCE TRACK ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATES. ..."

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