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Mercury Montego

Every Mercury Montego model year on file, 1970 to 2007. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years25921 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years101970 to 2007
Recall campaigns3Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins79Summed across model years
By model year

The 2005 model year drew the most complaints, 135, 52% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

0501001501970197219731974197519762004200513520062007
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Powertrain leads the Mercury Montego complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Powertrain
87
Speed control
51
Engine and cooling
44
Electrical system
40
Fuel system
26
Brakes
26
Structure
16
Airbags
10
Lighting
9
Suspension
7
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Mercury Montego model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Mercury Montego by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2007Sedan362.887128
2006Sedan858.21770123
2005Sedan1358.92812148
2004SUV333.35000
1976Not decoded0NoneNone400
1975Not decoded0NoneNone200
1974Not decoded0NoneNone200
1973Not decoded0NoneNone200
1972Not decoded0NoneNone200
1970Not decoded0NoneNone100
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Mercury Montego

  • 11V-355 Jul 13, 2011
    Fuel tanks may not have consistent welds between the fuel tank and fuel filler neck spud which can affect the strength of the joint
    Fuel system · 2,945 vehicles
  • 06V-383 Oct 5, 2006
    On certain passenger vehicles currently registered in the following states: alaska, colorado, connecticut, delaware, idaho, illinois, indiana,…
    Latches and locks · 140k vehicles
  • 05V-515 Nov 9, 2005
    On certain passenger vehicles, the straps that secure the fuel tank to the vehicle body may break, causing the fuel tank and fuel tank heat shield…
    Fuel system · 123k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.