2005 Mercury Mariner Body and structure Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 4%of 67 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 69,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the body and structure of the 2005 Mercury Mariner, 4% of the 67 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 69,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The vehicle was in a head on collision with another vehicle, both traveling 30mph. The vehicle was totaled. The driver was wearing their seat belt, and their nose was broken due to collision with the steering wheel. The airbag never deployed.”
NHTSA complaint #10691335, filed 2015-03, 69,000 miles“- the contact stated that on 10/08/06 while d at a speed of 40 MPH driver's front tire wheel studs broke off. The vehicle had an odometer reading of 16,002 miles on the vehicle at the time of the incident. The contact stated that on the day of this incident the weather was clear and so were the road conditions. The contact had the vehicle towed to dana motors in staten island, ny, and the dealership replaced 4 lug: nuts and 4 wheel studs. The contact stated that on 12/10/06 the vehicle would not accelerate. …”
NHTSA complaint #10177923, filed 2007-01, 16,002 miles“The contact owns a 2005 Mercury Mariner. While the vehicle was stationary, the contact noticed that the frame was severely rusted and corroded with holes. Brownell motors inc in fishkill, new york was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall on the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was approximately 103,000.”
NHTSA complaint #11057464, filed 2017-12, 103,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10014265Dec 27, 2004Serviceability of instrument panel register vents.
Body and structure: other model years
Other parts of the 2005 Mercury Mariner
15 complaintsElectrical system
10 complaintsVehicle speed control
9 complaintsAir bags
8 complaintsEngine
8 complaintsEngine cooling
8 complaintsFuel system
7 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
7 complaintsTires
5 complaintsOther or unknown
4 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsSuspension
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 Mercury Mariner
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology