Mercury Mariner Hybrid - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Mercury Mariner Hybrid owners have reported a total of 303 problems for their cars built in the 6 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Mercury Mariner Hybrid. The 2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid cars have the most problems reported (175 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Mercury Mariner Hybrid

🔍 Common problems of Mercury Mariner Hybrid

The following chart shows the 16 most common problems for Mercury Mariner Hybrid cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (65 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's service brakes, hydraulic (61 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Mercury Mariner Hybrid

Problem Category Number of Problems
  Engine And Engine Cooling
65
  Service Brakes
61
  Steering
40
  Electrical System
36
  Other Fuel System
28
  Power Train
24
  Equipment
16
  Vehicle Speed Control
14
  Electronic Stability Control
6
  Hybrid Propulsion System
4
   
  Unknown Or Other
3
  Structure
2
  Suspension
1
  Gasoline Fuel System
1
  Seats
1
  Air Bag
1

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Mercury Mariner Hybrid of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across Mariner Hybrid model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.

    PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,

where P = total problems reported during the life of a Mercury Mariner Hybrid model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).

The results are shown in Table 3.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across Mariner Hybrid Model Years

Mariner Hybrid
Model Year
Problems Sales [1] Vehicle
Age
PPMY Index
  2010 1288313    
1.05
  2009 282,39914    
0.83
  2008 1754,55715    
2.56
  2007 391,95816    
1.24
  2006 482,41517    
1.17

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Mercury Mariner Hybrid is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.

Table 4. Number of problems in vehicle's; first service year

Model YearProblems Reported
  2006 Mariner Hybrid
1


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