Selling a junk Mercury Mariner
Any Mariner sells for scrap or parts, running or not. Below: what owners report most often for each model year, the recalls on file, and which of those change the offer. Enter your ZIP for a buyer near you.
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What owners report about the Mercury Mariner
NHTSA has 1,722 owner complaints on file for the Mercury Mariner, model years 2005 to 2011, the 207th-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are steering (560, 33%), transmission and drivetrain (235, 14%), speed control (180, 10%). 48 complaints involved a crash, 4 a fire, and 30 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 85,061 miles. The 2008 model year has the most complaints (554). Data as of 2026-10-12.
When the top complaint is steering, the question for a seller is whether a buyer will resell the car, pull the parts or scrap it. Read our guide to deciding whether to repair or junk: it explains which offers assume the part works and how to describe the car so the price holds at pickup.
Mercury Mariner by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 100 | Transmission and drivetrain | 10 | 0 | 3 | 59,136 |
| 2006 | 91 | Speed control | 8 | 0 | 4 | 90,000 |
| 2007 | 40 | Transmission and drivetrain | 1 | 0 | 3 | 75,000 |
| 2008 | 554 | Steering | 11 | 0 | 4 | 106,500 |
| 2009 | 422 | Steering | 11 | 0 | 2 | 94,000 |
| 2010 | 394 | Speed control | 4 | 4 | 3 | 58,849 |
| 2011 | 121 | Fuel system | 3 | 0 | 3 | 49,000 |
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not confirmed defects. Median miles is the odometer reading owners gave when they reported a problem, shown only where 20 or more reports include it.
Mercury Mariner recalls
NHTSA lists 7 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for suspension (1), transmission and drivetrain (1), seats (1). Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer. Before you sell, check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a buyer who plans to resell the car will.
- 2010 model year, fuel system (campaign 16V777000, Oct 2016): Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2010-2012 Ford Escape vehicles manufactured February 26, 2009, to April 29, 2012, and 2010-2011 Mercury Mariner vehicles manufactured February 25, 2009, to Decemb…
- 2005 model year, transmission and drivetrain (campaign 15V606000, Sep 2015): Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2001-2008 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner vehicles manufactured March 31, 2001, to September 1, 2009. The affected vehicles are equipped with either a 2.3L or 3.0…
- 2005 model year, suspension (campaign 15E045000, Jun 2015): The Timken Company (Timken) is recalling certain aftermarket front wheel bearings, part number 510072, sold from January 22, 2015, to May 21, 2015, to be used as service parts on 2001-2012 Ford Escape, 2001-2011 Mazda Tr…
- 2006 model year, hybrid system (campaign 14V526000, Sep 2014): Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2005-2008 Ford Escape hybrid electric vehicles manufactured October 13, 2003, to June 20, 2008, and 2006-2008 Mercury Mariner hybrid electric vehicles manufacture…
- 2008 model year, steering (campaign 14V284000, May 2014): Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner vehicles manufactured August 18, 2006, through September 11, 2010. The affected vehicles have a steering torque sensor t…
What a Mercury Mariner is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk Mariner on four things: its weight at today's scrap steel price (the floor), the parts still on it that can be resold, whether it starts and drives, and how far they have to tow it. None of those come from a complaint database, so use this page to describe the car accurately and our junk car value guide to work out a ceiling for the metal. Then get more than one offer.
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Questions people ask
- What is a junk Mercury Mariner worth?
- What a yard can recover: the car's weight at the current scrap steel price, plus parts it can resell (the catalytic converter, engine, transmission and wheels if they're good), minus towing and processing. The same Mariner gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Mercury Mariner that doesn't run?
- Yes. Junkyards and junk car buyers take cars that don't start, and most arrange the tow. Tell them honestly whether it starts, whether the engine and transmission are still in it, and whether the catalytic converter is on; those are what change the price.
- Should I fix an open recall before selling a Mercury Mariner?
- Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer for as long as the car exists. If the car is going for scrap, the repair won't change the scrap price. If a buyer might resell it or pull parts, a completed recall can help. Check your VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup first.
- Where do these Mercury Mariner numbers come from?
- From the complaint and recall data NHTSA publishes for every make and model, counted by model year on 2026-10-12. A complaint is an owner's report, not a confirmed defect, and the count rises with how many of the model were sold.