3rd Generation Tracer
- Years
- 1997–1999
- Reliability
- 12th out of 28
- PainRank™
- 1.75
- Complaints
- 17
2nd Generation Tracer
- Years
- 1991–1996
- Reliability
- 1st out of 28
- PainRank™
- 0.32
- Complaints
- 7
1st Generation Tracer
- Years
- 1988–1990
- Reliability
- 1st out of 28
- PainRank™
- N/A
- Complaints
- 1
Mercury Tracer Generations
The Tracer has 3 generations available in North American markets. A generation is a group of model years where few, if any, changes were made to the vehicle which means their model years tend to break in similar ways.
The 3rd generation (1997—1999) has been the least reliable.
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