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1996 Mercury Villager body & structure problems

The 1996 Mercury Villager has 25 body & structure complaints filed with NHTSA — 10% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

25

Body & Structure complaints

10%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Body & Structure complaints by year

Villager body & structure complaints by model year26 complaints1992: 1 complaints1993: 26 complaints1994: 7 complaints1995: 20 complaints1996: 25 complaints1997: 22 complaints1998: 13 complaints1999: 11 complaints2000: 5 complaints2001: 1 complaints2002: 2 complaints
Villager body & structure complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

WHEN EXITING VEHICLE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS AUTOMATICALLY LOCK WITHOUT OWNER MANUALLY LOCKING THE DOORS. ALSO, WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVING DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCK. THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED OCCUPANTS TO BE EITHER LOCKED INSIDE VEHICLE OR LOCKED OUTSIDE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Body & Structure

Common questions

How many body & structure complaints does the 1996 Mercury Villager have?

NHTSA has 25 complaints about the 1996 Mercury Villager body & structure — 10% 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.