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Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)Part report

2010 Mercury Mariner Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems

Complaints
8about this part
Share
3%of 270 total for the year
Median mileage
61,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the visibility of the 2010 Mercury Mariner, 3% of the 270 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 61,000 miles.

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.

“As I was driving 55 MPH on a us route (no overpasses in the area), I heard what sounded like a gun shot and then the glass of my sunroof shattering. The interior shade was closed so I could not see the damage immediately. When I pulled off the road there was a large hole in the center of the sunroof glass and the glass was raised upwards as though it had been impacted from an object thrown from inside the vehicle. There was no evidence of any object that might have impacted it from the outside.”

NHTSA complaint #10919918, filed 2016-10, 115,000 miles

“Vin in this form would not let me add the 17th digit. The 17th digit is a 6. I shut rear door of Mercury Mariner and rear window shattered-exploded into little pieces no larger and 1 inch. Temperature 40 degrees. Cloudy. No one was injured. Shattered pieces fell onto a parking lot.”

NHTSA complaint #10371577, filed 2010-12, 20,000 miles

“Rear hatch doesn't seal tightly, resulting in leak when it's raining- then because of leak (I think) the rear defrost doesn't work- and I'm in michigan! Also, the sealcoat on the rims chipped/wore off? This resulted in rims rusting and when I had tires replaced, now the tire won't seal to the rim edge because of pitting. Now I have no rear defrost, a leaking lift gate, and have to replace rims because the sealcoat failure allowed my rims to rust. …”

NHTSA complaint #10865438, filed 2016-05

“The contact owns a 2010 Mercury Mariner. The contact stated that the rear driver side window slid down into the door. The contact stated that the window had to be pulled up manually. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the rear driver side power window regulator failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. One year later, the contact observed that the rear passenger side window slid down into the door and had to be manually raised. …”

NHTSA complaint #10818141, filed 2016-01, 30,000 miles

“The contact owns a 2010 Mercury Mariner. The contact stated that rear window on the lift gate had suddenly exploded . A glass company replaced the window on 03/07/2010, one week later after closing the rear lift gate the rear window exploded again. She took the vehicle to the dealership and was informed that the failure could not be repaired. The contact then took the vehicle to a collision center and she was informed that the rear window shock was broken and was replaced. The current mileage was approximately 4,500 and the failure mileage was approximately 3,800. …”

NHTSA complaint #10319976, filed 2010-03, 3,800 miles

Related service bulletins

Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors): other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201167%
201083%
200910%
200831%
2005710%

Other parts of the 2010 Mercury Mariner

Vehicle speed control
66 complaints
Fuel system
63 complaints
Engine
61 complaints
Steering
61 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
60 complaints
Electrical system
29 complaints
Other or unknown
11 complaints
Body and structure
7 complaints
Electronic stability control
6 complaints
Brakes
5 complaints
Air bags
4 complaints
Exterior lighting
4 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2010 Mercury Mariner

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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