"How reliable is the 2007 Mercury Milan?"

"Based on 504 NHTSA complaints, the 2007 Mercury Milan has a median complaint mileage of 89750 miles. The most common issue is AIR BAGS."

"What are common problems with the 2007 Mercury Milan?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2007 Mercury Milan is AIR BAGS, accounting for a significant portion of the 504 total complaints filed."

2007 Mercury Milan: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 504 complaints

504

Total Complaints

89,750mi

Median Mileage

AIR BAGS

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

60,000 25th Percentile

89,750 Median Mileage

120,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS

229

SERVICE BRAKES

113

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

POWER TRAIN

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

ENGINE

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

STRUCTURE:BODY

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"AFTER OBTAINING THE 2007 MERCURY MILAN I4 PREMIERE, I HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THE 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC, INASMUCH THAT IT "JERKED" WHEN PUTTING IT INTO REVERSE AND WOULDN'T OPERATE BEYOND 3RD GEAR. AFTER TAKING IT INTO THE DEALER, COSTA MESA LINCOLN MERCURY, THE FIRST TIME THE PROBLEM APPEAR..."

"I STARTED TO BACK UP OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY AND THE COIL SPRING ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SNAPPED AND WENT THROUGH THE TIRE. THAT SIDE OF THE CAR COLLAPSED AND DAMAGED THE FRONT END. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS FAILURE IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH A FORD PRODUCT ESPE..."

"HEAD ON COLLISION, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PASSENGER HAD HEAD INJURY WITH LOC."

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