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2005 Mercury Monterey rust / corrosion reports

6 NHTSA complaints describe rust, corrosion and paint failures on the 2005 Mercury Monterey — roughly 5% of all complaints for this model year.

6
Rust / corrosion reports
5%
share of complaints
72,813 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Rust / corrosion in other Monterey years

2004 Monterey24
Monterey rust / corrosion by year →

Other symptoms owners describe on the 2005 Mercury Monterey

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2005 Mercury Monterey report before drawing conclusions.