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Used 2002 Mercury Villager Consumer Reviews

4.5 out of 5 stars
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4.38 out of 5 stars

Reliable and cheap but has drawbacks

brian174, 04/09/2011
2001 Mercury Villager 4dr Minivan (3.3L 6cyl 4A)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful

I've had the van for 3 years now. I bought it with 85K miles on it and have 140K now. I bought it because I got Nissan quality at Ford depreciation levels, so it was cheap. I like the Nissan engine and transmission. Only problems I've had were the usual Ford electrical gremlins. It is a gas hog. Seating system is poorly designed. Van is noisy going down highway (wind noise mostly.) I'm basically satisfied but can't figure out why this thing only gets 18-20 mpg when other bigger vans with bigger engines get 25 mpg. It's a good, cheap van, though.

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4.75 out of 5 stars

So far,so good...

lawlady, 02/27/2004
2001 Mercury Villager Sport 4dr Minivan (3.3L 6cyl 4A)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful

The only complaint I have is how hard it is to take out the seats, and that the third row seat does not fold flat--but that was not an option in minivans when we purchased this vehicle. The handling is great, and I love the way the interior looks.

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3.5 out of 5 stars

2002 Villager Estate

Rob Roy, 05/07/2003
2002 Mercury Villager Estate 4dr Minivan (3.3L 6cyl 4A)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful

I have now had my 2002 Villager Estate for about a year and put about 7000 miles on it. Gearshift indicator broke, but easily fixed. The gas mileage could be better. Other than that I like the van pretty well, needs to come with stiffer tires than the Goodyear tires that came on it. They should have redesigned it and cut off some of the weight rather than stop making it. Now when you get a Merc van, you are getting a Ford Winstar with Merc nameplate. I would recommend a used one of these vans.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

Awesome van

nsandford, 11/08/2002
2002 Mercury Villager Estate 4dr Minivan (3.3L 6cyl 4A)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful

This vehicle is very comfortable. The options are few but great. We did not add-on anything, as it is fine the way it is. It is very fun to drive. It is such a smooth ride and the seats are very comfortable. It is very easy for my 85 year old crippled grandmother to get in and out (verus a car, which is nearly impossible).

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4 out of 5 stars

Been a good Van

trapfreek, 08/17/2012
2002 Mercury Villager Popular 4dr Minivan (3.3L 6cyl 4A)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful

My wife and I have had this van for 8 years (second owner) and it has had no problems. My only complaint is that a strong wind will move it around a bit on the freeway and the seat will not go back quite far enough for me. All we have done in the past 8 years was front brake pads and a new battery. My daughter gets our hand me down cars and I hope this will keep going as well for her for a couple more years.

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