diff --git a/searx/engines/__init__.py b/searx/engines/__init__.py
index 730f8b837..6c3ac7a42 100644
--- a/searx/engines/__init__.py
+++ b/searx/engines/__init__.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import threading
 from os.path import realpath, dirname
 from babel.localedata import locale_identifiers
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
-from flask_babel import gettext
 from operator import itemgetter
 from searx import settings
 from searx import logger
@@ -136,22 +135,6 @@ def load_engine(engine_data):
         setattr(engine, 'fetch_supported_languages',
                 lambda: engine._fetch_supported_languages(get(engine.supported_languages_url, headers=headers)))
 
-    engine.stats = {
-        'sent_search_count': 0,  # sent search
-        'search_count': 0,  # succesful search
-        'result_count': 0,
-        'engine_time': 0,
-        'engine_time_count': 0,
-        'score_count': 0,
-        'errors': 0
-    }
-
-    engine_type = getattr(engine, 'engine_type', 'online')
-
-    if engine_type != 'offline':
-        engine.stats['page_load_time'] = 0
-        engine.stats['page_load_count'] = 0
-
     # tor related settings
     if settings['outgoing'].get('using_tor_proxy'):
         # use onion url if using tor.
@@ -175,103 +158,6 @@ def load_engine(engine_data):
     return engine
 
 
-def to_percentage(stats, maxvalue):
-    for engine_stat in stats:
-        if maxvalue:
-            engine_stat['percentage'] = int(engine_stat['avg'] / maxvalue * 100)
-        else:
-            engine_stat['percentage'] = 0
-    return stats
-
-
-def get_engines_stats(preferences):
-    # TODO refactor
-    pageloads = []
-    engine_times = []
-    results = []
-    scores = []
-    errors = []
-    scores_per_result = []
-
-    max_pageload = max_engine_times = max_results = max_score = max_errors = max_score_per_result = 0  # noqa
-    for engine in engines.values():
-        if not preferences.validate_token(engine):
-            continue
-
-        if engine.stats['search_count'] == 0:
-            continue
-
-        results_num = \
-            engine.stats['result_count'] / float(engine.stats['search_count'])
-
-        if engine.stats['engine_time_count'] != 0:
-            this_engine_time = engine.stats['engine_time'] / float(engine.stats['engine_time_count'])  # noqa
-        else:
-            this_engine_time = 0
-
-        if results_num:
-            score = engine.stats['score_count'] / float(engine.stats['search_count'])  # noqa
-            score_per_result = score / results_num
-        else:
-            score = score_per_result = 0.0
-
-        if engine.engine_type != 'offline':
-            load_times = 0
-            if engine.stats['page_load_count'] != 0:
-                load_times = engine.stats['page_load_time'] / float(engine.stats['page_load_count'])  # noqa
-            max_pageload = max(load_times, max_pageload)
-            pageloads.append({'avg': load_times, 'name': engine.name})
-
-        max_engine_times = max(this_engine_time, max_engine_times)
-        max_results = max(results_num, max_results)
-        max_score = max(score, max_score)
-        max_score_per_result = max(score_per_result, max_score_per_result)
-        max_errors = max(max_errors, engine.stats['errors'])
-
-        engine_times.append({'avg': this_engine_time, 'name': engine.name})
-        results.append({'avg': results_num, 'name': engine.name})
-        scores.append({'avg': score, 'name': engine.name})
-        errors.append({'avg': engine.stats['errors'], 'name': engine.name})
-        scores_per_result.append({
-            'avg': score_per_result,
-            'name': engine.name
-        })
-
-    pageloads = to_percentage(pageloads, max_pageload)
-    engine_times = to_percentage(engine_times, max_engine_times)
-    results = to_percentage(results, max_results)
-    scores = to_percentage(scores, max_score)
-    scores_per_result = to_percentage(scores_per_result, max_score_per_result)
-    errors = to_percentage(errors, max_errors)
-
-    return [
-        (
-            gettext('Engine time (sec)'),
-            sorted(engine_times, key=itemgetter('avg'))
-        ),
-        (
-            gettext('Page loads (sec)'),
-            sorted(pageloads, key=itemgetter('avg'))
-        ),
-        (
-            gettext('Number of results'),
-            sorted(results, key=itemgetter('avg'), reverse=True)
-        ),
-        (
-            gettext('Scores'),
-            sorted(scores, key=itemgetter('avg'), reverse=True)
-        ),
-        (
-            gettext('Scores per result'),
-            sorted(scores_per_result, key=itemgetter('avg'), reverse=True)
-        ),
-        (
-            gettext('Errors'),
-            sorted(errors, key=itemgetter('avg'), reverse=True)
-        ),
-    ]
-
-
 def load_engines(engine_list):
     global engines, engine_shortcuts
     engines.clear()
diff --git a/searx/metrics/__init__.py b/searx/metrics/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bae62c915
--- /dev/null
+++ b/searx/metrics/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+
+import typing
+import math
+import contextlib
+from timeit import default_timer
+from operator import itemgetter
+
+from searx.engines import engines
+from .models import HistogramStorage, CounterStorage
+from .error_recorder import count_error, count_exception, errors_per_engines
+
+__all__ = ["initialize",
+           "get_engines_stats", "get_engine_errors",
+           "histogram", "histogram_observe", "histogram_observe_time",
+           "counter", "counter_inc", "counter_add",
+           "count_error", "count_exception"]
+
+
+ENDPOINTS = {'search'}
+
+
+histogram_storage: typing.Optional[HistogramStorage] = None
+counter_storage: typing.Optional[CounterStorage] = None
+
+
+@contextlib.contextmanager
+def histogram_observe_time(*args):
+    h = histogram_storage.get(*args)
+    before = default_timer()
+    yield before
+    duration = default_timer() - before
+    if h:
+        h.observe(duration)
+    else:
+        raise ValueError("histogram " + repr((*args,)) + " doesn't not exist")
+
+
+def histogram_observe(duration, *args):
+    histogram_storage.get(*args).observe(duration)
+
+
+def histogram(*args, raise_on_not_found=True):
+    h = histogram_storage.get(*args)
+    if raise_on_not_found and h is None:
+        raise ValueError("histogram " + repr((*args,)) + " doesn't not exist")
+    return h
+
+
+def counter_inc(*args):
+    counter_storage.add(1, *args)
+
+
+def counter_add(value, *args):
+    counter_storage.add(value, *args)
+
+
+def counter(*args):
+    return counter_storage.get(*args)
+
+
+def initialize(engine_names=None):
+    """
+    Initialize metrics
+    """
+    global counter_storage, histogram_storage
+
+    counter_storage = CounterStorage()
+    histogram_storage = HistogramStorage()
+
+    # max_timeout = max of all the engine.timeout
+    max_timeout = 2
+    for engine_name in (engine_names or engines):
+        if engine_name in engines:
+            max_timeout = max(max_timeout, engines[engine_name].timeout)
+
+    # histogram configuration
+    histogram_width = 0.1
+    histogram_size = int(1.5 * max_timeout / histogram_width)
+
+    # engines
+    for engine_name in (engine_names or engines):
+        # search count
+        counter_storage.configure('engine', engine_name, 'search', 'count', 'sent')
+        counter_storage.configure('engine', engine_name, 'search', 'count', 'successful')
+        # global counter of errors
+        counter_storage.configure('engine', engine_name, 'search', 'count', 'error')
+        # score of the engine
+        counter_storage.configure('engine', engine_name, 'score')
+        # result count per requests
+        histogram_storage.configure(1, 100, 'engine', engine_name, 'result', 'count')
+        # time doing HTTP requests
+        histogram_storage.configure(histogram_width, histogram_size, 'engine', engine_name, 'time', 'http')
+        # total time
+        # .time.request and ...response times may overlap .time.http time.
+        histogram_storage.configure(histogram_width, histogram_size, 'engine', engine_name, 'time', 'total')
+
+
+def get_engine_errors(engline_list):
+    result = {}
+    engine_names = list(errors_per_engines.keys())
+    engine_names.sort()
+    for engine_name in engine_names:
+        if engine_name not in engline_list:
+            continue
+
+        error_stats = errors_per_engines[engine_name]
+        sent_search_count = max(counter('engine', engine_name, 'search', 'count', 'sent'), 1)
+        sorted_context_count_list = sorted(error_stats.items(), key=lambda context_count: context_count[1])
+        r = []
+        for context, count in sorted_context_count_list:
+            percentage = round(20 * count / sent_search_count) * 5
+            r.append({
+                'filename': context.filename,
+                'function': context.function,
+                'line_no': context.line_no,
+                'code': context.code,
+                'exception_classname': context.exception_classname,
+                'log_message': context.log_message,
+                'log_parameters': context.log_parameters,
+                'secondary': context.secondary,
+                'percentage': percentage,
+            })
+        result[engine_name] = sorted(r, reverse=True, key=lambda d: d['percentage'])
+    return result
+
+
+def to_percentage(stats, maxvalue):
+    for engine_stat in stats:
+        if maxvalue:
+            engine_stat['percentage'] = int(engine_stat['avg'] / maxvalue * 100)
+        else:
+            engine_stat['percentage'] = 0
+    return stats
+
+
+def get_engines_stats(engine_list):
+    global counter_storage, histogram_storage
+
+    assert counter_storage is not None
+    assert histogram_storage is not None
+
+    list_time = []
+    list_time_http = []
+    list_time_total = []
+    list_result_count = []
+    list_error_count = []
+    list_scores = []
+    list_scores_per_result = []
+
+    max_error_count = max_http_time = max_time_total = max_result_count = max_score = None  # noqa
+    for engine_name in engine_list:
+        error_count = counter('engine', engine_name, 'search', 'count', 'error')
+
+        if counter('engine', engine_name, 'search', 'count', 'sent') > 0:
+            list_error_count.append({'avg': error_count, 'name': engine_name})
+            max_error_count = max(error_count, max_error_count or 0)
+
+        successful_count = counter('engine', engine_name, 'search', 'count', 'successful')
+        if successful_count == 0:
+            continue
+
+        result_count_sum = histogram('engine', engine_name, 'result', 'count').sum
+        time_total = histogram('engine', engine_name, 'time', 'total').percentage(50)
+        time_http = histogram('engine', engine_name, 'time', 'http').percentage(50)
+        result_count = result_count_sum / float(successful_count)
+
+        if result_count:
+            score = counter('engine', engine_name, 'score')  # noqa
+            score_per_result = score / float(result_count_sum)
+        else:
+            score = score_per_result = 0.0
+
+        max_time_total = max(time_total, max_time_total or 0)
+        max_http_time = max(time_http, max_http_time or 0)
+        max_result_count = max(result_count, max_result_count or 0)
+        max_score = max(score, max_score or 0)
+
+        list_time.append({'total': round(time_total, 1),
+                          'http': round(time_http, 1),
+                          'name': engine_name,
+                          'processing': round(time_total - time_http, 1)})
+        list_time_total.append({'avg': time_total, 'name': engine_name})
+        list_time_http.append({'avg': time_http, 'name': engine_name})
+        list_result_count.append({'avg': result_count, 'name': engine_name})
+        list_scores.append({'avg': score, 'name': engine_name})
+        list_scores_per_result.append({'avg': score_per_result, 'name': engine_name})
+
+    list_time = sorted(list_time, key=itemgetter('total'))
+    list_time_total = sorted(to_percentage(list_time_total, max_time_total), key=itemgetter('avg'))
+    list_time_http = sorted(to_percentage(list_time_http, max_http_time), key=itemgetter('avg'))
+    list_result_count = sorted(to_percentage(list_result_count, max_result_count), key=itemgetter('avg'), reverse=True)
+    list_scores = sorted(list_scores, key=itemgetter('avg'), reverse=True)
+    list_scores_per_result = sorted(list_scores_per_result, key=itemgetter('avg'), reverse=True)
+    list_error_count = sorted(to_percentage(list_error_count, max_error_count), key=itemgetter('avg'), reverse=True)
+
+    return {
+        'time': list_time,
+        'max_time': math.ceil(max_time_total or 0),
+        'time_total': list_time_total,
+        'time_http': list_time_http,
+        'result_count': list_result_count,
+        'scores': list_scores,
+        'scores_per_result': list_scores_per_result,
+        'error_count': list_error_count,
+    }
diff --git a/searx/metrology/error_recorder.py b/searx/metrics/error_recorder.py
similarity index 95%
rename from searx/metrology/error_recorder.py
rename to searx/metrics/error_recorder.py
index 167d1c8aa..d99d9375d 100644
--- a/searx/metrology/error_recorder.py
+++ b/searx/metrics/error_recorder.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import typing
 import inspect
-import logging
 from json import JSONDecodeError
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 from httpx import HTTPError, HTTPStatusError
@@ -9,8 +8,6 @@ from searx.exceptions import (SearxXPathSyntaxException, SearxEngineXPathExcepti
 from searx import logger
 
 
-logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
-
 errors_per_engines = {}
 
 
@@ -124,7 +121,7 @@ def get_error_context(framerecords, exception_classname, log_message, log_parame
     return ErrorContext(filename, function, line_no, code, exception_classname, log_message, log_parameters)
 
 
-def record_exception(engine_name: str, exc: Exception) -> None:
+def count_exception(engine_name: str, exc: Exception) -> None:
     framerecords = inspect.trace()
     try:
         exception_classname = get_exception_classname(exc)
@@ -135,7 +132,7 @@ def record_exception(engine_name: str, exc: Exception) -> None:
         del framerecords
 
 
-def record_error(engine_name: str, log_message: str, log_parameters: typing.Optional[typing.Tuple] = None) -> None:
+def count_error(engine_name: str, log_message: str, log_parameters: typing.Optional[typing.Tuple] = None) -> None:
     framerecords = list(reversed(inspect.stack()[1:]))
     try:
         error_context = get_error_context(framerecords, None, log_message, log_parameters or ())
diff --git a/searx/metrics/models.py b/searx/metrics/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8936a51e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/searx/metrics/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+
+import decimal
+import threading
+
+from searx import logger
+
+
+__all__ = ["Histogram", "HistogramStorage", "CounterStorage"]
+
+logger = logger.getChild('searx.metrics')
+
+
+class Histogram:
+
+    _slots__ = '_lock', '_size', '_sum', '_quartiles', '_count', '_width'
+
+    def __init__(self, width=10, size=200):
+        self._lock = threading.Lock()
+        self._width = width
+        self._size = size
+        self._quartiles = [0] * size
+        self._count = 0
+        self._sum = 0
+
+    def observe(self, value):
+        q = int(value / self._width)
+        if q < 0:
+            """Value below zero is ignored"""
+            q = 0
+        if q >= self._size:
+            """Value above the maximum is replaced by the maximum"""
+            q = self._size - 1
+        with self._lock:
+            self._quartiles[q] += 1
+            self._count += 1
+            self._sum += value
+
+    @property
+    def quartiles(self):
+        return list(self._quartiles)
+
+    @property
+    def count(self):
+        return self._count
+
+    @property
+    def sum(self):
+        return self._sum
+
+    @property
+    def average(self):
+        with self._lock:
+            if self._count != 0:
+                return self._sum / self._count
+            else:
+                return 0
+
+    @property
+    def quartile_percentage(self):
+        ''' Quartile in percentage '''
+        with self._lock:
+            if self._count > 0:
+                return [int(q * 100 / self._count) for q in self._quartiles]
+            else:
+                return self._quartiles
+
+    @property
+    def quartile_percentage_map(self):
+        result = {}
+        # use Decimal to avoid rounding errors
+        x = decimal.Decimal(0)
+        width = decimal.Decimal(self._width)
+        width_exponent = -width.as_tuple().exponent
+        with self._lock:
+            if self._count > 0:
+                for y in self._quartiles:
+                    yp = int(y * 100 / self._count)
+                    if yp != 0:
+                        result[round(float(x), width_exponent)] = yp
+                    x += width
+        return result
+
+    def percentage(self, percentage):
+        # use Decimal to avoid rounding errors
+        x = decimal.Decimal(0)
+        width = decimal.Decimal(self._width)
+        stop_at_value = decimal.Decimal(self._count) / 100 * percentage
+        sum_value = 0
+        with self._lock:
+            if self._count > 0:
+                for y in self._quartiles:
+                    sum_value += y
+                    if sum_value >= stop_at_value:
+                        return x
+                    x += width
+        return None
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return "Histogram<avg: " + str(self.average) + ", count: " + str(self._count) + ">"
+
+
+class HistogramStorage:
+
+    __slots__ = 'measures'
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.clear()
+
+    def clear(self):
+        self.measures = {}
+
+    def configure(self, width, size, *args):
+        measure = Histogram(width, size)
+        self.measures[args] = measure
+        return measure
+
+    def get(self, *args):
+        return self.measures.get(args, None)
+
+    def dump(self):
+        logger.debug("Histograms:")
+        ks = sorted(self.measures.keys(), key='/'.join)
+        for k in ks:
+            logger.debug("- %-60s %s", '|'.join(k), self.measures[k])
+
+
+class CounterStorage:
+
+    __slots__ = 'counters', 'lock'
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.lock = threading.Lock()
+        self.clear()
+
+    def clear(self):
+        with self.lock:
+            self.counters = {}
+
+    def configure(self, *args):
+        with self.lock:
+            self.counters[args] = 0
+
+    def get(self, *args):
+        return self.counters[args]
+
+    def add(self, value, *args):
+        with self.lock:
+            self.counters[args] += value
+
+    def dump(self):
+        with self.lock:
+            ks = sorted(self.counters.keys(), key='/'.join)
+        logger.debug("Counters:")
+        for k in ks:
+            logger.debug("- %-60s %s", '|'.join(k), self.counters[k])
diff --git a/searx/metrology/__init__.py b/searx/metrology/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000
diff --git a/searx/network/__init__.py b/searx/network/__init__.py
index dbd31c781..40665f7d6 100644
--- a/searx/network/__init__.py
+++ b/searx/network/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import asyncio
 import threading
 import concurrent.futures
-from time import time
+from timeit import default_timer
 
 import httpx
 import h2.exceptions
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def get_context_network():
 
 def request(method, url, **kwargs):
     """same as requests/requests/api.py request(...)"""
-    time_before_request = time()
+    time_before_request = default_timer()
 
     # timeout (httpx)
     if 'timeout' in kwargs:
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def request(method, url, **kwargs):
     timeout += 0.2  # overhead
     start_time = getattr(THREADLOCAL, 'start_time', time_before_request)
     if start_time:
-        timeout -= time() - start_time
+        timeout -= default_timer() - start_time
 
     # raise_for_error
     check_for_httperror = True
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ def request(method, url, **kwargs):
     # update total_time.
     # See get_time_for_thread() and reset_time_for_thread()
     if hasattr(THREADLOCAL, 'total_time'):
-        time_after_request = time()
+        time_after_request = default_timer()
         THREADLOCAL.total_time += time_after_request - time_before_request
 
     # raise an exception
diff --git a/searx/raise_for_httperror/__init__.py b/searx/raise_for_httperror/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b133da507
--- /dev/null
+++ b/searx/raise_for_httperror/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# compatibility with searx/searx
+from searx.network import raise_for_httperror
diff --git a/searx/results.py b/searx/results.py
index c1a1819d4..41c150803 100644
--- a/searx/results.py
+++ b/searx/results.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from threading import RLock
 from urllib.parse import urlparse, unquote
 from searx import logger
 from searx.engines import engines
-from searx.metrology.error_recorder import record_error
+from searx.metrics import histogram_observe, counter_add, count_error
 
 
 CONTENT_LEN_IGNORED_CHARS_REGEX = re.compile(r'[,;:!?\./\\\\ ()-_]', re.M | re.U)
@@ -196,12 +196,10 @@ class ResultContainer:
 
         if len(error_msgs) > 0:
             for msg in error_msgs:
-                record_error(engine_name, 'some results are invalids: ' + msg)
+                count_error(engine_name, 'some results are invalids: ' + msg)
 
         if engine_name in engines:
-            with RLock():
-                engines[engine_name].stats['search_count'] += 1
-                engines[engine_name].stats['result_count'] += standard_result_count
+            histogram_observe(standard_result_count, 'engine', engine_name, 'result', 'count')
 
         if not self.paging and standard_result_count > 0 and engine_name in engines\
            and engines[engine_name].paging:
@@ -301,9 +299,8 @@ class ResultContainer:
         for result in self._merged_results:
             score = result_score(result)
             result['score'] = score
-            with RLock():
-                for result_engine in result['engines']:
-                    engines[result_engine].stats['score_count'] += score
+            for result_engine in result['engines']:
+                counter_add(score, 'engine', result_engine, 'score')
 
         results = sorted(self._merged_results, key=itemgetter('score'), reverse=True)
 
diff --git a/searx/search/__init__.py b/searx/search/__init__.py
index 5049d9ff7..9b26f38de 100644
--- a/searx/search/__init__.py
+++ b/searx/search/__init__.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ along with searx. If not, see < http://www.gnu.org/licenses/ >.
 import typing
 import gc
 import threading
-from time import time
+from timeit import default_timer
 from uuid import uuid4
 from _thread import start_new_thread
 
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ from searx.plugins import plugins
 from searx.search.models import EngineRef, SearchQuery
 from searx.search.processors import processors, initialize as initialize_processors
 from searx.search.checker import initialize as initialize_checker
+from searx.metrics import initialize as initialize_metrics, counter_inc, histogram_observe_time
 
 
 logger = logger.getChild('search')
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ else:
 def initialize(settings_engines=None, enable_checker=False):
     settings_engines = settings_engines or settings['engines']
     initialize_processors(settings_engines)
+    initialize_metrics([engine['name'] for engine in settings_engines])
     if enable_checker:
         initialize_checker()
 
@@ -115,8 +117,7 @@ class Search:
             if request_params is None:
                 continue
 
-            with processor.lock:
-                processor.engine.stats['sent_search_count'] += 1
+            counter_inc('engine', engineref.name, 'search', 'count', 'sent')
 
             # append request to list
             requests.append((engineref.name, self.search_query.query, request_params))
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ class Search:
 
         for th in threading.enumerate():
             if th.name == search_id:
-                remaining_time = max(0.0, self.actual_timeout - (time() - self.start_time))
+                remaining_time = max(0.0, self.actual_timeout - (default_timer() - self.start_time))
                 th.join(remaining_time)
                 if th.is_alive():
                     th._timeout = True
@@ -184,12 +185,10 @@ class Search:
 
     # do search-request
     def search(self):
-        self.start_time = time()
-
+        self.start_time = default_timer()
         if not self.search_external_bang():
             if not self.search_answerers():
                 self.search_standard()
-
         return self.result_container
 
 
diff --git a/searx/search/checker/impl.py b/searx/search/checker/impl.py
index 1893a82b9..5cb289ec6 100644
--- a/searx/search/checker/impl.py
+++ b/searx/search/checker/impl.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from searx import network, logger
 from searx.results import ResultContainer
 from searx.search.models import SearchQuery, EngineRef
 from searx.search.processors import EngineProcessor
+from searx.metrics import counter_inc
 
 
 logger = logger.getChild('searx.search.checker')
@@ -384,8 +385,7 @@ class Checker:
         engineref_category = search_query.engineref_list[0].category
         params = self.processor.get_params(search_query, engineref_category)
         if params is not None:
-            with self.processor.lock:
-                self.processor.engine.stats['sent_search_count'] += 1
+            counter_inc('engine', search_query.engineref_list[0].name, 'search', 'count', 'sent')
             self.processor.search(search_query.query, params, result_container, time(), 5)
         return result_container
 
diff --git a/searx/search/processors/abstract.py b/searx/search/processors/abstract.py
index e32d8f067..854f6df6a 100644
--- a/searx/search/processors/abstract.py
+++ b/searx/search/processors/abstract.py
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 
 import threading
 from abc import abstractmethod, ABC
-from time import time
+from timeit import default_timer
 
 from searx import logger
 from searx.engines import settings
 from searx.network import get_time_for_thread, get_network
-from searx.metrology.error_recorder import record_exception, record_error
+from searx.metrics import histogram_observe, counter_inc, count_exception, count_error
 from searx.exceptions import SearxEngineAccessDeniedException
 
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class SuspendedStatus:
 
     @property
     def is_suspended(self):
-        return self.suspend_end_time >= time()
+        return self.suspend_end_time >= default_timer()
 
     def suspend(self, suspended_time, suspend_reason):
         with self.lock:
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class SuspendedStatus:
             if suspended_time is None:
                 suspended_time = min(settings['search']['max_ban_time_on_fail'],
                                      self.continuous_errors * settings['search']['ban_time_on_fail'])
-            self.suspend_end_time = time() + suspended_time
+            self.suspend_end_time = default_timer() + suspended_time
             self.suspend_reason = suspend_reason
         logger.debug('Suspend engine for %i seconds', suspended_time)
 
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ class EngineProcessor(ABC):
     def __init__(self, engine, engine_name):
         self.engine = engine
         self.engine_name = engine_name
-        self.lock = threading.Lock()
         key = get_network(self.engine_name)
         key = id(key) if key else self.engine_name
         self.suspended_status = SUSPENDED_STATUS.setdefault(key, SuspendedStatus())
@@ -65,12 +64,11 @@ class EngineProcessor(ABC):
         error_message = str(exception) if display_exception and exception else None
         result_container.add_unresponsive_engine(self.engine_name, reason, error_message)
         # metrics
-        with self.lock:
-            self.engine.stats['errors'] += 1
+        counter_inc('engine', self.engine_name, 'search', 'count', 'error')
         if exception:
-            record_exception(self.engine_name, exception)
+            count_exception(self.engine_name, exception)
         else:
-            record_error(self.engine_name, reason)
+            count_error(self.engine_name, reason)
         # suspend the engine ?
         if suspend:
             suspended_time = None
@@ -81,17 +79,14 @@ class EngineProcessor(ABC):
     def _extend_container_basic(self, result_container, start_time, search_results):
         # update result_container
         result_container.extend(self.engine_name, search_results)
-        engine_time = time() - start_time
+        engine_time = default_timer() - start_time
         page_load_time = get_time_for_thread()
         result_container.add_timing(self.engine_name, engine_time, page_load_time)
         # metrics
-        with self.lock:
-            self.engine.stats['engine_time'] += engine_time
-            self.engine.stats['engine_time_count'] += 1
-            # update stats with the total HTTP time
-            if page_load_time is not None and 'page_load_time' in self.engine.stats:
-                self.engine.stats['page_load_time'] += page_load_time
-                self.engine.stats['page_load_count'] += 1
+        counter_inc('engine', self.engine_name, 'search', 'count', 'successful')
+        histogram_observe(engine_time, 'engine', self.engine_name, 'time', 'total')
+        if page_load_time is not None:
+            histogram_observe(page_load_time, 'engine', self.engine_name, 'time', 'http')
 
     def extend_container(self, result_container, start_time, search_results):
         if getattr(threading.current_thread(), '_timeout', False):
diff --git a/searx/search/processors/online.py b/searx/search/processors/online.py
index 1483897d6..bca74b746 100644
--- a/searx/search/processors/online.py
+++ b/searx/search/processors/online.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from searx import logger
 from searx.utils import gen_useragent
 from searx.exceptions import (SearxEngineAccessDeniedException, SearxEngineCaptchaException,
                               SearxEngineTooManyRequestsException,)
-from searx.metrology.error_recorder import record_error
+from searx.metrics.error_recorder import count_error
 
 from searx.search.processors.abstract import EngineProcessor
 
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ class OnlineProcessor(EngineProcessor):
             status_code = str(response.status_code or '')
             reason = response.reason_phrase or ''
             hostname = response.url.host
-            record_error(self.engine_name,
-                         '{} redirects, maximum: {}'.format(len(response.history), soft_max_redirects),
-                         (status_code, reason, hostname))
+            count_error(self.engine_name,
+                        '{} redirects, maximum: {}'.format(len(response.history), soft_max_redirects),
+                        (status_code, reason, hostname))
 
         return response
 
diff --git a/searx/webapp.py b/searx/webapp.py
index e248b9d27..245f00a34 100755
--- a/searx/webapp.py
+++ b/searx/webapp.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ from searx import logger
 logger = logger.getChild('webapp')
 
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
-from time import time
+from timeit import default_timer
 from html import escape
 from io import StringIO
 from urllib.parse import urlencode, urlparse
@@ -73,9 +73,7 @@ from flask.json import jsonify
 from searx import brand, static_path
 from searx import settings, searx_dir, searx_debug
 from searx.exceptions import SearxParameterException
-from searx.engines import (
-    categories, engines, engine_shortcuts, get_engines_stats
-)
+from searx.engines import categories, engines, engine_shortcuts
 from searx.webutils import (
     UnicodeWriter, highlight_content, get_resources_directory,
     get_static_files, get_result_templates, get_themes,
@@ -95,7 +93,7 @@ from searx.preferences import Preferences, ValidationException, LANGUAGE_CODES
 from searx.answerers import answerers
 from searx.network import stream as http_stream
 from searx.answerers import ask
-from searx.metrology.error_recorder import errors_per_engines
+from searx.metrics import get_engines_stats, get_engine_errors, histogram
 
 # serve pages with HTTP/1.1
 from werkzeug.serving import WSGIRequestHandler
@@ -463,7 +461,7 @@ def _get_ordered_categories():
 
 @app.before_request
 def pre_request():
-    request.start_time = time()
+    request.start_time = default_timer()
     request.timings = []
     request.errors = []
 
@@ -521,7 +519,7 @@ def add_default_headers(response):
 
 @app.after_request
 def post_request(response):
-    total_time = time() - request.start_time
+    total_time = default_timer() - request.start_time
     timings_all = ['total;dur=' + str(round(total_time * 1000, 3))]
     if len(request.timings) > 0:
         timings = sorted(request.timings, key=lambda v: v['total'])
@@ -852,29 +850,25 @@ def preferences():
     allowed_plugins = request.preferences.plugins.get_enabled()
 
     # stats for preferences page
-    stats = {}
+    filtered_engines = dict(filter(lambda kv: (kv[0], request.preferences.validate_token(kv[1])), engines.items()))
 
     engines_by_category = {}
     for c in categories:
-        engines_by_category[c] = []
-        for e in categories[c]:
-            if not request.preferences.validate_token(e):
-                continue
-
-            stats[e.name] = {'time': None,
-                             'warn_timeout': False,
-                             'warn_time': False}
-            if e.timeout > settings['outgoing']['request_timeout']:
-                stats[e.name]['warn_timeout'] = True
-            stats[e.name]['supports_selected_language'] = _is_selected_language_supported(e, request.preferences)
-            engines_by_category[c].append(e)
+        engines_by_category[c] = [e for e in categories[c] if e.name in filtered_engines]
 
     # get first element [0], the engine time,
     # and then the second element [1] : the time (the first one is the label)
-    for engine_stat in get_engines_stats(request.preferences)[0][1]:
-        stats[engine_stat.get('name')]['time'] = round(engine_stat.get('avg'), 3)
-        if engine_stat.get('avg') > settings['outgoing']['request_timeout']:
-            stats[engine_stat.get('name')]['warn_time'] = True
+    stats = {}
+    for _, e in filtered_engines.items():
+        h = histogram('engine', e.name, 'time', 'total')
+        median = round(h.percentage(50), 1) if h.count > 0 else None
+
+        stats[e.name] = {
+            'time': median if median else None,
+            'warn_time': median is not None and median > settings['outgoing']['request_timeout'],
+            'warn_timeout': e.timeout > settings['outgoing']['request_timeout'],
+            'supports_selected_language': _is_selected_language_supported(e, request.preferences)
+        }
     # end of stats
 
     locked_preferences = list()
@@ -976,38 +970,23 @@ def image_proxy():
 @app.route('/stats', methods=['GET'])
 def stats():
     """Render engine statistics page."""
-    stats = get_engines_stats(request.preferences)
+    filtered_engines = dict(filter(lambda kv: (kv[0], request.preferences.validate_token(kv[1])), engines.items()))
+    engine_stats = get_engines_stats(filtered_engines)
     return render(
         'stats.html',
-        stats=stats,
+        stats=[(gettext('Engine time (sec)'), engine_stats['time_total']),
+               (gettext('Page loads (sec)'), engine_stats['time_http']),
+               (gettext('Number of results'), engine_stats['result_count']),
+               (gettext('Scores'), engine_stats['scores']),
+               (gettext('Scores per result'), engine_stats['scores_per_result']),
+               (gettext('Errors'), engine_stats['error_count'])]
     )
 
 
 @app.route('/stats/errors', methods=['GET'])
 def stats_errors():
-    result = {}
-    engine_names = list(errors_per_engines.keys())
-    engine_names.sort()
-    for engine_name in engine_names:
-        error_stats = errors_per_engines[engine_name]
-        sent_search_count = max(engines[engine_name].stats['sent_search_count'], 1)
-        sorted_context_count_list = sorted(error_stats.items(), key=lambda context_count: context_count[1])
-        r = []
-        percentage_sum = 0
-        for context, count in sorted_context_count_list:
-            percentage = round(20 * count / sent_search_count) * 5
-            percentage_sum += percentage
-            r.append({
-                'filename': context.filename,
-                'function': context.function,
-                'line_no': context.line_no,
-                'code': context.code,
-                'exception_classname': context.exception_classname,
-                'log_message': context.log_message,
-                'log_parameters': context.log_parameters,
-                'percentage': percentage,
-            })
-        result[engine_name] = sorted(r, reverse=True, key=lambda d: d['percentage'])
+    filtered_engines = dict(filter(lambda kv: (kv[0], request.preferences.validate_token(kv[1])), engines.items()))
+    result = get_engine_errors(filtered_engines)
     return jsonify(result)