Mercury Mountaineer

The 2010 Mountaineer in brief

The 2010 Mercury Mountaineer is a SUV - offered with 2 engines (4.6L 8-cyl and 4.0L 6-cyl) and rear-wheel drive and 4-wheel drive.

EPA rates its most efficient version at 17 MPG combined (15 city / 21 highway), 18% worse than the 2010 SUV - average of 20.7 MPG, for an estimated $3,950 a year in fuel.

It has 1 recall campaign on file and owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA since 2015, most often about the service brakes.

The Mercury Mountaineer has 6 model years in our data, from 2005 to 2010.

Its most efficient year was 2010 at 17 MPG combined; across all years the best version ranged from 16 to 17 MPG.

Owners most often report problems with the seats (32), electrical system (32), power train (23).

2010 has the most recalls (1); all years together count 1 campaigns and 129 owner complaints.

How the 2005 Mountaineer compares

The 2005 Mercury Mountaineer is a SUV - offered with 2 engines (4.0L 6-cyl and 4.6L 8-cyl) and rear-wheel drive, 2-wheel drive and 4-wheel or all-wheel drive.

EPA rates its most efficient version at 16 MPG combined (14 city / 19 highway), 11% worse than the 2005 SUV - average of 18 MPG, for an estimated $4,200 a year in fuel.