2000 Mercury Mystique Recalls, Complaints & Specs
3 safety recalls list the 2000 Mercury Mystique, and owners have filed 63 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.
3 safety recalls for the 2000 Mercury Mystique
Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.
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Seat belts
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles, light duty trucks, sport utility vehicles, and MINI vans equipped with trw seat belt buckle assemblies. The buckle base of these seat belt assemblies were not properly heat treated and therefore do not pass the load bearing requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt…
Remedy: Dealers will inspect the date code on certain seat belt buckles of your vehicle and replace all seat belt buckles that fall within the suspect date code range. Owner notification began october 26, 2000. Owners who take…
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Foundation components (service brakes)
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles not equipped with the anti-lock braking system (ABS). A pressure conscious reducing valve (pcrv) in the rear brakes may be subject to corrosion and result in malfunction, when operated in areas that use salt compounds on the roadway for de-icing or dust control.
Remedy: Dealers will install improved pcrv's in the rear brake system. This recall was expanded in september 2000 to include 1999 and 2000 ford contour, mercury mystique and cougar vehicles.
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Labels (equipment)
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. An incorrect label was installed on the driver side rear door. This label contains instructions for the activation of the childproof safety locks.
Remedy: Owners will be provided with a replacement label and installation instructions.
63 owner complaints filed with NHTSA
Owners of the 2000 Mercury Mystique have filed 63 complaints with NHTSA; 7 describe a crash. Reports cite 4 injuries and 0 deaths. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 54,273 miles. Complaints peaked in 2004 with 14 filed that year.
Most-reported components
What owners are reporting
“Tl*the contact owns a 2000 mercury mystique. The contact experienced engine hesitation, loss of power, and surging in her vehicle. She would lose all power and have to wait a couple of minutes before”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, June 18, 2008 · Fuel system, gasoline
“Instrument dash panel cover is , and has continued to peel back at the defrost vents at the windshield since 2003. It appears the glue had begun to fail. Each time i brought my car in for service my c”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, May 9, 2008 · Electrical system
Fuel economy and specs
EPA ratings for the 2000 Mercury Mystique. Ranges cover every tested configuration.
| Combined | 21–25 mpg |
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| City / Highway | 18–21 / 26–31 |
| Fuel | Regular |
| EPA class | Compact Cars |
| Engine | 4/6 cyl, 2/2.5 L |
| Transmission | Automatic 4-spd; Manual 5-spd |
Compare Mercury Mystique model years
Recall and complaint counts for every Mercury Mystique model year in NHTSA's database.
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 Mercury Mystique | 0 | 2 |
| 1995 Mercury Mystique | 8 | 335 |
| 1996 Mercury Mystique | 7 | 185 |
| 1997 Mercury Mystique | 4 | 71 |
| 1998 Mercury Mystique | 8 | 231 |
| 1999 Mercury Mystique | 2 | 128 |
| 2000 Mercury Mystique | 3 | 63 |
| 2001 Mercury Mystique | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 Mercury Mystique | 0 | 2 |
Checking a specific 2000 Mercury Mystique
How do I know if my 2000 Mercury Mystique has an open recall?
Enter your 17-character VIN above. The VIN is on the driver's side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the driver's door jamb sticker, and your registration or insurance card. The check runs against NHTSA's live database and tells you which campaigns list your vehicle. 3 campaigns currently list the 2000 Mercury Mystique; your car may already have been repaired under some of them.
Is the recall repair free?
Yes. Under federal law, manufacturers must fix safety recalls at no charge for vehicles up to 15 years old from the date of sale to the first owner. Contact any authorised Mercury dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 00V075000).
What is the difference between a recall and a complaint?
A recall is a safety campaign filed by the manufacturer or ordered by NHTSA, with a defined defect and remedy. A complaint is a report an owner sent to NHTSA; it is not verified, but patterns of complaints are what trigger NHTSA investigations and, eventually, recalls.
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
- Tracer567 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.