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Mercury MontereyYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 453 NHTSA owner complaints across 7 model years, no Mercury Monterey year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2005 and 2006. The Monterey has 9 safety recalls on record.

Mercury Monterey
Years to avoidNoneUse caution: 2004Best years'05 '06Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints453Top: Power trainSafety recalls91972–2007 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: MercurySable99, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Best & worst years

Mercury Monterey 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 Monterey median. Tap a year for its full report.

'72'73'74'04'05'06'07
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2007Not rated–/1007 complaints · 1 recall2006Best74/10044 complaints · 2 recalls2005Solid50/100119 complaints · 3 recalls2004Caution30/100283 complaints · 4 recalls1974Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1973Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1972Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Mercury Monterey problems

All model years combined: 453 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 train3382
Structure283
Electrical system211
Seats201
Vehicle speed control172
Engine152
Engine and engine cooling112
Service brakes, hydraulic110
Steering91
14 other systems565
9 recalls

Mercury Monterey recalls

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

–Seats13V-081 · 2004–2007 · Mar 7, 2013 · 196,667 vehicles–Power train: automatic transmission12V-006 · 2004–2005 · Jan 9, 2012 · 206,452 vehicles–Body: hatchback/liftgate06V-069 · 2005–2006 · Mar 9, 2006 · 12,728 vehicles–Wheels: hub04V-446 · 2004 · Sep 13, 2004 · 34,013 vehicles–Hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections03V-457 · 2004 · Nov 6, 2003 · 23,996 vehicles–Structure74V-062 · 1974 · Apr 22, 1974 · 914 vehicles–Power train: automatic transmission73V-181 · 1973 · Sep 5, 1973 · 74,884 vehicles–Fuel system, gasoline: carburetor system72V-272 · 1973 · Nov 8, 1972 · 11,782 vehicles–Other: labels72V-050 · 1972 · Mar 2, 1972 · 679 vehicles
8 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Monterey

  1. Stabilus Rear Liftgate Struts FailingEQ12010 · 2004–2006 · closed Dec 31, 2012
    No recall
  2. Corrosion of Third-Row Seat AttachmentEA12003 · 2004–2007 · closed May 2, 2013
    Led to recall 13V-081
  3. Corrosion of Third-Row Seat AttachmentPE11039 · 2004 · closed Apr 27, 2012
    No recall
  4. Service Jack FailurePE11033 · 2004–2005 · closed Dec 7, 2012
    No recall
  5. Engine StallingPE10033 · 2004–2007 · closed Jul 15, 2011
    No recall
  6. Transmission Torque Converter FailureEA09016 · 2004–2005 · closed Feb 2, 2012
    Led to recall 12V-006
  7. TORQUE CONVERTER OUTPUT SHAFT FAILUREPE09033 · 2004–2005 · closed Nov 17, 2009
    No recall
  8. TIRE VALVE CRACKINGPE08060 · 2007 · closed Apr 9, 2009
    No recall