Mercury Mariner

297 complaints across 2 scored model years and 3 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Mercury Mariner Full report

Grade 2010–2011

2010 vs model median 1.5×

Model median3× median

Speed Control 60

Engine 50

Drivetrain 48

Weakest

2010 · 2011

Best

2010 · 2011

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Severity-weighted complaint volume and grade by model year for the Mercury Mariner
Year	Complaint volume	vs median	Reports	Grade
2010		1.47×	222	C
2011		0.53×	74	B

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

EPA fuel economy and drivetrain
Combined MPG	26
City / Highway	25.5 / 27
Engine	2.5L, 4 cyl
Drive	Front-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost	$2,375

Recalls

3 campaigns on record.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
14V284000	STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM	2010, 2011	740,878
16V777000	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP	2010, 2011	329,265
15E045000	SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING	2010, 2011	576

Others in Compact SUVs

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Other models in the same segment
Model	Years to avoid	Grade
Acura RDX	20192020	C
Audi Q5	20182021	C
Audi SQ5	none flagged	C
BMW X3	20132019	C
Buick Envision	2017	C
Cadillac SRX	2013	C
Cadillac XT5	2017	C
Chevrolet Blazer	none flagged	C

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2010 Mariner

Complaints in window: 222
Severity-weighted: 370.5
Model median (weighted): 252
vs model median: 1.47×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 3
Open investigations: 0

Score 55.8 C