Vehicle report
1988 MERKUR XR4TI
This model year
What the record shows
The 1988 Merkur Xr4ti is a compact car, and the 4th model year of a nameplate NHTSA records from 1985 to 1990.
The EPA rated two configurations: a single 2.3-litre four-cylinder engine, rear-wheel drive only, two transmissions and running on regular gasoline.
Combined fuel economy ranges from 17 to 20 mpg depending on which one you have.
The federal record holds 3 owner complaints and 6 service bulletins for it.
Counts are reports, not rates. A complaint is something an owner chose to file; it is unverified and unadjusted for how many of these cars were sold, so the useful comparison is against other model years of the same car. Recalls and investigations carry more weight because a manufacturer or regulator acted on them.
Reading this report
Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.