2007 Mercury Mariner Hybrid: Reliability Data

40
Total Complaints
70,000mi
Median Mileage
SERVICE BRAKES
Top Issue
1
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

64,920 25th Percentile
70,000 Median Mileage
85,483 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES
8
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
5
ENGINE
4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
4
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM
3
POWER TRAIN
3
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
STEERING
2
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2
EQUIPMENT
1

Severity Assessment

1
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"DRIVING HOME LATE AT NIGHT, FROM BABYSITTING MY GRANDKIDS, WAS HIT IN THE REAR END BY A DRUNK DRIVER (ARRESTED BY THE STATE POLICE), GOING A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE DRIVERS SEATBACK BROKE FROM THE IMPACT AND I WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. SUV ROLLED 3 TIMES ACROSS THE EXPRESSWAY. SIDE CURTAIN ..."
"ENGINE SHUTS OFF WITHOUT ANY FOREWARNING WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM 2 TIMES--PROBLEM PERSISTS. THEY SAY IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE COOLING SYSTEM FOR THE HYBRID BATTERIES. THEY HAVE REPLACED A WIRING HARNESS AND THE MOTOR OF THE COOLING FAN. *TR"
"WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 MERCURY MARINER HYBRID AT 65 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, THE RED TRIANGLE CAME ON AND THE MESSAGE "STOP SAFELY NOW." THE CAR COMPLETELY AND SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. I TRIED TO GIVE IT SOME GAS BUT TO NO AVAIL. I PULLED OVER, SHUT IT OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES, AND THEN WAS ABLE TO RE..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

SERVICE BRAKES 8 complaints
25th: 63,750 mi Median: 86,967 mi 75th: 97,375 mi
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 5 complaints
25th: 59,000 mi Median: 64,680 mi 75th: 65,000 mi
ENGINE 4 complaints
25th: 68,750 mi Median: 70,050 mi 75th: 70,575 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

IL: 6 MI: 5 CA: 5 NY: 4 VA: 4 RI: 4 CO: 2 MN: 2 WI: 1 MA: 1

Who Files Complaints?

2.5%
Original Owners
97.5%
Second+ Owners

Mercury Mariner Hybrid — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
2006512
20081772
2009302

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