By year
Owner complaints about Merkur vehicles peaked at 20 in 1999
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 1995 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Merkur
The complete NHTSA record for Merkur vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Merkur recalls are filed by Ford, part of Merkur.
Owner complaints in the last five years043 on file in all, across 3 models
Recall campaigns10 in five years
Severity index20.9Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations010 service bulletins
Components
Lighting draws the most owner complaints about Merkur vehicles, 25% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The XR4TI has the most complaints of any Merkur model
Every Merkur model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XR4TI | 1985 to 1990 | 25 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scorpio | 1986 to 1990 | 10 | 30.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Merkur | 1983 to 1989 | 8 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a Merkur product
- 88V-084 May 20, 1988
Transmission linkage was adjusted improperly during production
Powertrain ยท 176 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.