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1998 Mercury Mystique rust / corrosion reports

6 NHTSA complaints describe rust, corrosion and paint failures on the 1998 Mercury Mystique — roughly 3% of all complaints for this model year.

6
Rust / corrosion reports
3%
share of complaints
74,600 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Rust / corrosion in other Mystique years

1995 Mystique9
Mystique rust / corrosion by year →

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 1998 Mercury Mystique report before drawing conclusions.