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Mercury MonarchYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 2 owner complaints and 13 safety recalls on record for the Mercury Monarch.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints2Top: Power trainSafety recalls131975–1979 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Mercury Monarch years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Monarch median. Tap a year for its full report.

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1979Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls1978Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1977Not rated–/1002 complaints · 4 recalls1976Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls1975Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Mercury Monarch problems

All model years combined: 2 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Power train10
Tires10
13 recalls

Mercury Monarch recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Cooling system: fan84V-078 · 1978–1979 · Jun 26, 1984 · 810,000 vehicles–Visibility: windshield79V-272 · 1979 · Dec 27, 1979 · 56 vehicles–Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages79V-117 · 1979 · May 15, 1979 · 82,000 vehicles–Cooling system: fan78V-226 · 1976–1977 · Oct 17, 1978 · 120,000 vehicles–Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)77V-218 · 1977 · Dec 14, 1977 · 40,000 vehicles–Lever and linkage: column shift77V-140 · 1977 · Sep 13, 1977 · 9,000 vehicles–Control arm: upper arm76V-183 · 1976 · Nov 16, 1976 · 34,160 vehicles–Front: anchorage76V-180 · 1976–1977 · Nov 9, 1976 · 80,402 vehicles–Vehicle speed control: cables76V-067 · 1976 · Apr 29, 1976 · 410,580 vehicles–Suspension75V-176 · 1976 · Oct 1, 1975 · 1,000 vehicles–Control arm: upper arm74V-235 · 1975 · Nov 26, 1974 · 32,003 vehicles–Wiring: front underhood74V-160 · 1975 · Sep 24, 1974 · 8,460 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 13 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Monarch

  1. PARKING BRAKE FAILUREPE89039 · 1982–1984 · closed Jun 13, 1989
    No recall