1996 Mercury Mystique Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 7about this part
- Share
- 4%of 185 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 88,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the air bags of the 1996 Mercury Mystique, 4% of the 185 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 88,000 miles. 5 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.
“On this day a truck cut in front of us in heavy traffic where I hit his bumper and no damage was done to his. But my car took damage from the impact and my husband recieved trauma from the passenger airbag that put him in the hospital for four days with trauma to his right eye. He was in his seatbelt and was knocked out with blood trauma to his righteye that cause permanent nerve damage. …”
NHTSA complaint #716585, filed 1999-12“Air bag warning light was flashing on and off. The air bag on the driver's side was beginning to protrude out of the steering wheeel hub. To the dealer ,charged consumer $65.00 to tighten up a screw in the steering wheel. Please provide any further details. Report given by owner's son bill campbell.”
NHTSA complaint #847084, filed 1999-09“The vehicle hit a pothole in which the driver's and passenger's side airbags deployed, and the windshield also cracked. Consumer states vehicle was only traveling 5 MPH, dash also has a split.”
NHTSA complaint #816210, filed 1997-09Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 1996 Mercury Mystique
47 complaintsEngine cooling
41 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
30 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
19 complaintsBrakes
15 complaintsExterior lighting
15 complaintsSuspension
15 complaintsFuel system
14 complaintsSteering
13 complaintsOther or unknown
9 complaintsBody and structure
8 complaintsVehicle speed control
8 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1996 Mercury Mystique
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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