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2008 Mercury Mariner brakes problems

The 2008 Mercury Mariner has 36 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 6% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

36

Brakes complaints

6%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Brakes complaints by year

Mariner brakes complaints by model year36 complaints2005: 3 complaints2006: 8 complaints2007: 1 complaints2008: 36 complaints2009: 14 complaints2010: 5 complaints
Mariner brakes complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

THIS HAD BEEN A GREAT CAR FOR ME UNTIL TODAY. I LEARNED THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT IS BAD AND WILL REQUIRE NEARLY $5000 TO REPLACE. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. IT HAD 105000 MILES. IT IS NOT WORTH MUCH MORE THAN $5K. I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO TRY AND TRADE THE CAR IN. I LATERALLY JUST GAVE IT TO MY…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · July 21, 2016

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 2008 Mercury Mariner have?

NHTSA has 36 complaints about the 2008 Mercury Mariner brakes — 6% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.