"How reliable is the 2007 Mercury Montego?"

"Based on 44 NHTSA complaints, the 2007 Mercury Montego has a median complaint mileage of 70000 miles. The most common issue is VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL."

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

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2007 Mercury Montego is VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, accounting for a significant portion of the 44 total complaints filed."

2007 Mercury Montego: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 44 complaints

Total Complaints

70,000mi

Median Mileage

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

49,000 25th Percentile

70,000 Median Mileage

99,100 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

POWER TRAIN

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

ENGINE

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK

FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"BRAKES ARE FAULTY ON FORD 500 AND MERCURY MONTEGO. THEY DISINTEGRATE EARLY WITH ONLY 10,000-12,000 MILES ON THEM. THIS CAUSES MULTIPLE REPLACEMENTS, AND IS DANGEROUS WHEN THEY ARE OKAY ONE DAY, AND GONE THE NEXT AFTER FORD DEALERS CLEARED THEM AT A CHECK-UP JUST A FEW MILES EARLIER. *JB"

"TRUNK PISTONS ARE TOO WEAK. THINKING THE TRUNK LID WAS ALL THE WAY UP, I LEANED IN TO THE TRUNK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, ONLY TO BANG MY HEAD ON THE TRUNK LID. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THE TRUNK PISTONS ARE NOT RAISING THE TRUNK HIGH ENOUGH AND INJURY TO THE HEAD CAN OCCUR. *TR"

"BRAKE PROBLEMS SINCE CAR HAS HAD 400 MILES ON IT. THE DEALER TURNED THE FRONT AND BACK ROTORS,AND REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS. THEN THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE BACK BRAKES. AND NOW THE CARS FRONT BRAKES VIBRATE, AND EVERY TIME IT RAINS THE ROTORS ON THE FRONT RUST. *TR"

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