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Mercury Marquis Problems by Model Year

NHTSA recorded 388 consumer complaints across the 19 model years of the Mercury Marquis (1984–2004) that have at least 5 complaints. 1997 has the most, with 53. Across all years, the part named most often is engine cooling (62 mentions). Pick a model year below to see its parts, mileage, recalls and service bulletins.

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All Marquis model years

Years with fewer than 5 complaints are not listed. The score compares years of the same model, allowing for the era and for how long each year has collected complaints: 50 is a typical year, lower means fewer complaints. It is not adjusted for sales volume.

YearComplaintsMedian miRecallsTSBsScore (50 = typical)Trend
20041288,40800—Not enough data
20033340,25500Not compared (before 2008)Stable
20021150,00000—Not enough data
20012657,90200Not compared (before 2008)Stable
20002351,00000—Stable
19992466,55200—Stable
19982975,00000Not compared (before 2008)Stable
19975363,00010Not compared (before 2008)Stable
19963191,00000Not compared (before 2008)Stable
199520—00—Stable
199430100,00000Not compared (before 2008)Stable
19932338,00000—Stable
199224—00—Stable
19919—00—Not enough data
19906—00—Not enough data
198910—00—Not enough data
19889—00—Not enough data
19855—10—Not enough data
198410112,16010—Not enough data

Parts named most often, all years

Counts add up complaint mentions across the listed years. A complaint can name several parts.

Example complaints

One per model year, chosen for length and detail. Personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

1999: “Driving in the rain headlights went out tried high beans came on went out, also, wipers. I pull leaver held in reset wipers with other hand. Then I pull down lever to signal too get off road nocking high beans off again. I almost hit gard rail,the lcd recall should be for all cars not just some my safty and others should have recalls.”

NHTSA complaint #10865158, filed 2016-05, 111,000 miles

2003: “My car failed inspection due to an erosion in the frame. I was told that it was the result of the air conditioner condensation dripping on it. As there was no issue in 2014 and I drove the car fewer that 8000 miles in the year, I am concerned about this issue. The car is garaged at all times and was driven very infrequently in the winter months. I have had it repaired and it has now passed inspection.”

NHTSA complaint #10723774, filed 2015-06, 138,000 miles

2004: “This Mercury along with countless others has the headlights go out as you drive down the road. If this is not a safety issue I don't know what is. I have to pull off the road and wait till they come back on. I called my lincoln dealer and they said it was $107/hour to diagnose the problem. If it is the lighting control module as it rumored to be the bad part, the cost is another $800. I think this should be a safety recall before people are killed.”

NHTSA complaint #10582826, filed 2014-04, 82,000 miles

Other Mercury models

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1,724 complaintsMercury Mariner
1,296 complaintsMercury Mystique
1,013 complaints

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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate. Methodology