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Mercury COUGAR at salvage auctions

Copart 1982 Mercury COUGAR XR7 1MEBP90D0CH604681 Side71,706 mi upcomingNov 16 Copart 1995 Mercury COUGAR XR7 1MELM62W2SH612631 Front End93,904 mi Nov 10 Copart 2002 Mercury COUGAR V6 1ZWFT61L225623521 Normal Wear201,433 mi Jan 24 Copart 1986 Mercury COUGAR 1MEBP9230GH740660 All Over Jul 19 Copart 1997 Mercury COUGAR XR7 1MELM62W5VH615611 Rear End191,832 mi Jul 5 Copart 2002 Mercury COUGAR V6 1ZWHT61LX25619225 Front End65,121 mi Jun 27 Copart 2001 Mercury COUGAR V6 1ZWFT61L315621128 Rear End187,384 mi Copart 1999 Mercury COUGAR V6 1ZWFT61L4X5636892 Mechanical229,478 mi Copart 1987 Mercury COUGAR LS 1MEBM603XHH620733 Water / Flood130,599 mi Copart 1995 Mercury COUGAR XR7 1MELM62W7SH625388 Front End54,326 mi Copart 1994 Mercury COUGAR XR7 1MELM62W8RH654571 Burn Copart 1997 Mercury COUGAR XR7 1MELM62W5VH636264 Rear End142,368 mi Copart 1999 Mercury COUGAR V6 1ZWFT61L8X5661195 Front End41,515 mi Copart 1999 Mercury COUGAR V6 1ZWFT61L6X5756130 Mechanical166,742 mi Copart 1999 Mercury COUGAR V6 1ZWFT61LXX5674739 Burn - Engine51,897 mi Copart 1999 Mercury COUGAR V6 1ZWFT61L5X5644046 Side136,720 mi Copart 2002 Mercury COUGAR V6 1ZWFT61L225600997 Side207,612 mi Copart 1997 Mercury COUGAR XR7 1MELM62W4VH600601 Mechanical111,329 mi

Mercury COUGAR: model passport

Everything our database knows about the Mercury COUGAR: salvage auction lots, owner complaints to NHTSA, recalls, crash-test stars and real sale prices.

At salvage auctions

Cars18
Median retail value$4,122
Median repair cost, % of value135%
Median odometer54,326 mi
Run and drive100%
Model year
32002
Primary damage
  1. Front End 4 22%
  2. Mechanical 3 17%
  3. Rear End 3 17%
  4. Side 3 17%
  5. All Over 1 5.6%
  6. Burn 1 5.6%
  7. Burn - Engine 1 5.6%
  8. Normal Wear 1 5.6%
  9. Water / Flood 1 5.6%
Yard state
  1. IL2 11%
  2. TX2 11%
  3. AZ1 5.6%
  4. CO1 5.6%
  5. GA1 5.6%
  6. KS1 5.6%
  7. KY1 5.6%
  8. MN1 5.6%
  9. NC1 5.6%
  10. NE1 5.6%
  11. NY1 5.6%
  12. OR1 5.6%

Median is the middle: half the cars are below it, half above. Retail value (Copart's Est. Retail Value) and repair cost are the auction's estimates, not sale prices. Odometer median counts only readings marked actual.

Owner complaints to NHTSA

2,652 complaints about the Mercury COUGAR (all model years) sent by owners to the US road safety regulator.

Complaints2,652
With a crash173
With a fire95
Injured172
Deaths6
What fails: complaints by system
  1. Engine and cooling
    median 76,700 mi at failure     450 17%
  2. Electrical system
    median 70,000 mi at failure     344 13%
  3. Brakes
    median 73,000 mi at failure     300 11%
  4. Fuel and propulsion
    median 79,272 mi at failure     238 9%
  5. Transmission and drivetrain
    median 69,000 mi at failure     179 7%
  6. Speed control
    median 60,000 mi at failure     164 6%
  7. Seats and seat belts
    median 68,300 mi at failure     146 6%
  8. Visibility, wipers, sunroof
    median 69,500 mi at failure     141 5%
  9. Exterior lighting
    median 100,000 mi at failure     129 5%
  10. Wheels and tires
    median 30,000 mi at failure     88 3%
Complaints by model year
1990
1995
740
2000
2002

Recalls

52 recall campaigns for the Mercury COUGAR.

Recall campaigns by model year
1990
1995
9
2000
2002

Real sale prices

71 sales of the Mercury COUGAR at US government auctions, median price $375. All real prices →

Sources: our Copart lot database; NHTSA owner complaints, recalls and NCAP; open sale records of US cities and the US Treasury. Complaints are reports from owners, not confirmed defects; more popular models get more of them. Median: half are below, half above.