MODELYEARINDEX

Which Mercury Milan years to avoid

Across 2 scored model years, the 2010 model year carries the highest severity-weighted complaint rates.

Ownership label · Mercury Milan Full report
D
Grade 2010–2011
2010 vs model median 1.7×
Model median3× median
Speed Control 157
Engine 133
Drivetrain 120
Avoid

2010

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.

Year Complaint volume vs median Reports Grade
2010
1.72× 696 D
2011
0.28× 146 B

What owners report

The component groups most often named, with one representative report. These are unverified — allegations, not findings.

2010 D 696 reports · median 46,660 mi

  1. Speed Control 157

    My car sped up while I had my foot on the brake I just got it stopped before I hit a truck the first time. The second time I was pulling into my garage to park my car when it sped up and I took the center section… owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Engine 133

    2.car (hybrid) loses power. This is the only occurrence. The car was started and driven down hill to an intersection. When turning right the car suddenly and without any warning lost power. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Drivetrain 120

    The car hesitates to go into gear, when it does it is with a hard jerk. Shifts into next gears hard and with jerking motion. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

15 crash · 15 injuries

2011 B 146 reports · median 46,125 mi

  1. Drivetrain 27

    I have experienced this problem twice. The car loses power, traveling at 65mph on highway and car lost all power. The wrench light came on. Pulled over, turned car off and restarted. Light went off and car was drivable. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Lights & Visibility 24

    The contact owns a 2011 mercury milan. The contact stated that the passenger brake light remained illuminated when the brake pedal was not depressed and left brake light failed intermittently. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Speed Control 22

    The contact owns a 2011 mercury milan. The contact was driving 10 MPH when the vehicle accelerated abnormally as he depressed the brakes and shifted into neutral. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

2 fire

The best year for the Milan

Ranked by overall score among years with a full 60 months on the road.

2011 is the best-scoring Milan model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 78 out of 100 — a score that combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.

Yearvs medianReportsGrade
2011 0.28× 146 B
2010 1.72× 696 D

Recalls

14 campaigns on record, 3 carrying a Park It or Park Outside warning.

Campaign Component Model years Units affected
21V158000 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 2010, 2011 2,602,668
16V384000 Park it AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 2010, 2011 1,892,343
19V001000 Park it AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 2010, 2011 782,384
19V904000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE 2010 600,166
15V793000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK 2010, 2011 411,205
15V340000 STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM 2011 393,623
18V046000 Park it AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 2010 327,796
11V574000 WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS 2010, 2011 128,616
14E028000 EQUIPMENT 2010, 2011 82,579
10V161000 SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER 2010 33,256
21V081000 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL 2010, 2011 1,067
21E013000 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 2010, 2011 249

+ 2 further campaigns

How long do they last?

Complaint records show when problems get reported, not how long a car survives. Where owners gave an odometer reading, faults on the 2010 were reported at a median of 46,660 miles. Treat that as the point problems start being noticed, not a lifespan.

Common questions

Answered directly from this model’s record.

Which Mercury Milan years should you avoid?
2010 carry the highest severity-weighted complaint rates of any Mercury Milan model year measured over an identical 60-month window.
What is the best year for the Mercury Milan?
2011 is the best-scoring Mercury Milan model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 78 out of 100. The score combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.
How many recalls does the Mercury Milan have?
14 distinct recall campaigns are on record across all scored Mercury Milan model years. A recall is a matter of record: the manufacturer filed a defect report with NHTSA.

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 Milan
Complaints in window
696
Severity-weighted
1,175
Model median (weighted)
684
vs model median
1.72×
Recall campaigns (weighted)
19
Open investigations
0
Score 42.1 D