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Mercury Comet Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 9 safety recalls and 2 owner complaints across 8 model years of the Mercury Comet (1967–1977). The most-complained-about year is 1972.

9
safety recalls, all years
2
owner complaints, all years
1976
year with most recalls
1972
year with most complaints

Pick your Mercury Comet model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1977 Mercury Comet20
1976 Mercury Comet20
1975 Mercury Comet10
1974 Mercury Comet10
1973 Mercury Comet10
1972 Mercury Comet12
1971 Mercury Comet10
1967 Mercury Comet10

What Mercury Comet owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA. The 1972 model year has the most, with 2.

All Mercury Comet recalls (9)

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

  1. Gear box (other than rack and pinion) (steering)

    NHTSA 77V218000 Reported 40,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    On the involved vehicles, the manual steering gears may contain steering gear recirculatory balls that could fracture. This fracturing is a result of improper heat-treatment during manufacture and can eventually cause increased steering effort.

    Remedy: The dealer will inspect and, if necessary, replace the ball bearings of the steering gear, without charge to owner.

    Model years: 1977

  2. Latch (latches/locks/linkages)

    NHTSA 77V045000 Reported 2,751 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    The involved vehicles may have been built with left door lock assemblies that contain pawl spring retainers that were not produced to engineering specifications. Consequently, the spring could break, causing the latch pawl to disengage from the latch cam.

    Remedy: Dealer will inspect and, if necessary, install a new pawl spring and correct the flange alignment, without charge.

    Model years: 1977

  3. Cables (vehicle speed control)

    NHTSA 76V067000 Reported 410,580 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    Model years: 1976

  4. Defroster/defogger/hvac system (visibility)

    NHTSA 75V211000 Reported 22,402 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    Model years: 1976

  5. Seat belts: front

    NHTSA 75V017000 Reported 178,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    Model years: 1972

  6. Electrical system: front underhood

    NHTSA 74V160000 Reported 8,460 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    Model years: 1975

  7. Automatic transmission (power train)

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

    Model years: 1973, 1974

  8. Bead (tires)

    NHTSA 71V129000 Reported 2,526 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    Model years: 1971

  9. Accessory scissor/screw/bottle jack/lift (equipment) and integrated jack/leveler/stabilizer (equipment)

    NHTSA 67V047002 Reported 28,570 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    Model years: 1967

Other Mercury models

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.