Mercury Marauder Reliability

126 NHTSA complaints (2003–2004). Complaint rate: 1299.0 per 1,000 vehicles.

Severity Score
1958.8
Complaints
126
Crash Rate
6.3%
Fire Rate
0.0%
Injuries
4
Fatalities

Which Years to Buy & Avoid

Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.

Bottom line: The Mercury Marauder has consistently lower complaint volume in 2004 compared to other years.

Avoid These Years

No years with significant complaint spikes.

Average

2003
~91/yr complaints

Better Years

2004
~35/yr complaints
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Common Mercury Marauder Problems

Most reported component complaints to NHTSA

ComponentComplaintsCrash %
EXTERIOR LIGHTING230.0%
TIRES90.0%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM80.0%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER616.7%
SUSPENSION50.0%
STEERING40.0%
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION40.0%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS30.0%
AIR BAGS333.3%
POWER TRAIN30.0%

Year-by-Year Breakdown

NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.

YearGenerationComplaintsCrashesFiresDetails
2003915View
2004GOOD353View

See also: Mercury Marauderaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.

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