Overview & Reviews

Changes this year are limited to minor trim and package revisions.

• Powerful V6, large cargo capacity, comfortable and stylish interior, carlike handling, optional side curtain airbags.

• Unconvincing faux wood trim, fuel-thirsty V6, four-cylinder feels unrefined at high rpm.

User Reviews:

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  Its Okay - 2006 Mercury Mariner
  By EP - November 21 - 7:40 am

  Ive had our Mariner for 5 months and its okay. Im tall and I have plenty of head and leg room. The exterior looks great, and it does good on poor road conditions. However, the back latch went out after only 3,000 miles...not impressive. The center console is structurally weak. If I push it from the side a little, it will deflect and creak. You must memorize the cruise control buttons if you use them at night because they are not lighted. Overall, it is a good looking car with poor quality.

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  Nice small SUV for the price - 2006 Mercury Mariner
  By Noel - November 3 - 7:43 am

  A comfortable small SUV with great traction in the snow. It performs well and has good around town MPG

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  Great SUV - 2006 Mercury Mariner
  By msass - October 22 - 5:43 am

  Overall this is a great vehicle. I have only had one major problem (with the cd player) and it was covered by the warranty. Very comfortable to drive, good pick up, great AWD! Handles very well in the snow, especially compared to the 2wd model.

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  An Okay SUV - 2006 Mercury Mariner
  By Car Guy - October 9 - 1:46 pm

  At first, we were very happy with our Mariner. It had the nice heated leather seats, Intelligent-4WD system, and a roomy interior. However, it has gotten to a point where road noise is nearly unbearable, wind noise is too noticeable, and nearly every bump we go over is transmitted into the cabin. On the plus side, we are getting 21.5 miles per gallon, we get good comments about its exterior, and it has good handling. If you want a practical SUV, the Mariner is a good choice. If you want a comfortable SUV, look at another one.

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  My Mariner, A Classic on its Own!!!!!!!! - 2006 Mercury Mariner
  By Ev - September 16 - 5:56 am

  Mercury Mariner is like the Ford Escape but with jewelry on it! The driving & steering are phenomenal. My Mariner hugs the roads & I could hardly feel it sway when making turns. The interior is very classy! One hardly has to press on the accelerator on my V6 without feeling its power. The seats are very comfortable & I like the fact that the back seats are higher than the front, making visibility for my back passengers easier. The moonroof is quite large. I do not like driving through heavy rain but I never felt so secure driving my Mariner through a rainstorm that I am confident she could securely drive through any weather conditions! My Lt. Tundra Mariner has everyone turning!

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  Awesome Vehicle - 2006 Mercury Mariner
  By cn03684 - August 23 - 5:03 pm

  This is a great SUV. Has excellent gas mileage compared to other SUVs in its class. Plenty of room all around and the two toned seats make a nice touch for inside decor. Fun to drive, no complaints. Hats off to Mercury on this one, best vehicle Ive ever had!

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  Better Gas Milage Please - 2006 Mercury Mariner
  By John Holkmes - June 18 - 11:53 am

  I actually love the Mercury Mariner except when I was driving back from my brothers house last weekend the check engine light came on and the system monitor stated that there was an emission system problem and to push the start button to clear it so that is what I did and ever since I have been getting terrible fuel economy between 16 and 17 mpg when I should be getting 22 to 24 mpg I am not happy with the fuel economy.

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  On its final legs for trade-in ;-( - 2006 Mercury Mariner
  By Robert - February 29 - 10:49 am

  I owned the Mariner new in 2006. I had only one problem while it was still under warranty and it was the lift gate door window lock. Around the 148K mark, I had ongoing repairs list. I had the ignition coils on two cylinders go and plus the computer go bad which caused the short. This was two years ago and cost me about 2K. Along the way till now I had exhaust leak, power steering pump replacement, two ball joints and three battery replacements. This weekend, the #1 cylinder was miss-firing and took it to the mechanic for repairs. He found a low pressure reading on the cylinder head and replaced the spark-plugs. He also cleaned the valve heads and it regained compression in the cylinder. Two days later, I get the code for a bad ignition coil on number 4 and a bad computer again. It is now time to say good bye to the beloved Mercury Mariner. I had a great running truck for the last 10 years and it lasted pretty long with the general preventive maintenance schedule. FYI Never got stuck in the snow in Philadelphia.