Mercury Brougham Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 3 model years of the Mercury Brougham (1973–1985). The most-complained-about year is 1985.

Pick your Mercury Brougham model year

• 1973
• 1974
• 1985

What Mercury Brougham owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 1985 model year has the most, with 1.

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All Mercury Brougham recalls (3)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Mercury Brougham, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Vehicle speed control

   NHTSA 74V011000 Reported January 16, 1974 127,208 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Model years: 1974

2. Automatic transmission (power train)

   NHTSA 73V181000 Reported September 5, 1973 74,884 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Model years: 1973

3. Carburetor system (fuel system)

   NHTSA 72V272000 Reported November 8, 1972 11,782 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Model years: 1973

Other Mercury models

• Sable5,381 complaints
• Grand Marquis3,951 complaints
• Milan2,519 complaints
• Mountaineer1,992 complaints
• Cougar1,893 complaints
• Villager1,725 complaints
• Mariner1,296 complaints
• Mystique1,019 complaints

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.