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Taurus

Large Cars · model years 1990 to 2019

Includes Taurus, Taurus AWD, Taurus AWD FFV and 3 more as listed by the EPA.

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The verdict

Best year: 2019. complaints: 10, below this model's typical 146; recalls: 2, below this model's typical 4.

Worst year: 2013. complaints: 584, about 3.3x this model's typical 175; recalls: 9, about 2.3x this model's typical 4.

Year by year

Year by year summary for the Ford Taurus
YearTrimsMPGHPFuel costRecallsComplaintsTSBsTop complaintsVerdict
19905Gas20no data$3,100no datano datano datano data
19914Gas20no data$3,125no datano datano datano data
19924Gas20no data$3,125no datano datano datano data
19934Gas20no data$3,100no datano datano datano data
19944Gas20.5no data$3,025no datano datano datano data
19954Gas20.5no data$3,025no datano datano datano data
19963Gas20no data$3,100no datano datano datano data
19974Gas20no data$3,100no datano datano datano data
19986Gas19no data$3,300no datano datano datano data
19995Gas19no data$3,300no datano datano datano data
20006Gas20no data$3,100no datano datano datano data
20014Gas19no data$3,300no datano datano datano data
20026Gas20no data$3,100no datano datano datano data
20036Gas19.5no data$3,200no datano datano datano data
20046Gas20no data$3,100no datano datano datano data
20056Gas19.5no data$3,200no datano datano datano data
20062Gas20no data$3,100no datano datano datano data
20071Gas20no data$3,100no datano datano datano data
20082Gas20.5no data$3,075no datano datano datano data
20092Gas20no data$3,125no datano datano datano data
20104Gas20.5314$3,025320235STEERING 15%, ENGINE 13%, POWER TRAIN 13%
20114Gas20.5263$3,025418745ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 19%, ENGINE 16%, STEERING 10%
20124Gas20.5263$3,02557849STEERING 16%, STRUCTURE 16%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 15%
20136Gas21.5285$2,900958489STEERING 39%, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 13%, ENGINE 9%
20146Gas22no data$2,825523378STEERING 22%, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 18%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 10%
20156Gas22no data$2,825624870FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 16%, STEERING 16%, UNKNOWN OR OTHER 12%
20166Gas20285$3,125474103BACK OVER PREVENTION 23%, ENGINE 13%, UNKNOWN OR OTHER 13%
20176Gas20285$3,12544393ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 21%, UNKNOWN OR OTHER 17%, STRUCTURE 12%
20185Gas19285$3,30044467BACK OVER PREVENTION 16%, STRUCTURE 13%, UNKNOWN OR OTHER 13%
20195Gas19no data$3,30021049BACK OVER PREVENTION 29%, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 14%, AIR BAGS 7%

How the numbers moved

Combined MPG, median1990: 20 to 2019: 19
Owner complaints2010: 202 to 2019: 10
How we score each year

We compare each year of the Ford Taurus to the model's own typical numbers, not to other cars. A year reads solid when its recalls, owner complaints, and federal investigations sit at or below what is typical for this model, mixed when some of those numbers run above typical, and avoid when they run far above it. Deaths, reported fires, and an NHTSA advisory to park outside count against a year no matter what this model's baseline looks like.

A year is scored only when NHTSA has both complaint and recall counts for it. Complaint data often lags for the newest years, so a recent year can read not enough data even while its recall count already shows in the table. When the history is too thin, we say not enough data instead of guessing. Service bulletins are routine maintenance guidance from the manufacturer and do not lower a year's score.

Scores run 0 to 100, higher is better. Recall, complaint, and investigation figures come from NHTSA records. Fuel economy, fuel cost, and horsepower figures come from the EPA, shown as the median across the year's trims.

Information is gathered on a best-effort basis from public sources, may be incomplete or out of date, and is not purchasing or financial advice. Verify with the manufacturer or dealer before buying.