Ford Taurus
Owners filed 16,891 complaints across 30 model years of the Ford Taurus. The 1993 drew the most (1,557); the 2019 the fewest (15).
Model years30
Complaints16,891
Recalls142
Fires363
Deaths39
Every Ford Taurus model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 15 | 2 | — | 1 | Back Over Prevention | Routine | |
| 2018 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 3 | Structure | Routine | |
| 2017 | 44 | 4 | — | 1 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2016 | 81 | 4 | 1 | 4 | Back Over Prevention | Routine | |
| 2015 | 275 | 6 | 1 | 12 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Above average | |
| 2014 | 229 | 5 | 1 | 13 | Steering | Above average | |
| 2013 | 583 | 9 | 6 | 20 | Steering | Above average | |
| 2012 | 78 | 5 | 3 | 1 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2011 | 187 | 4 | 2 | 14 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2010 | 204 | 3 | 5 | 17 | Steering | Fatalities reported | |
| 2009 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 9 | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 2008 | 175 | 1 | 7 | 19 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2007 | 149 | 1 | — | 8 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2006 | 318 | 3 | 4 | 19 | Vehicle Speed Control | Fatalities reported | |
| 2005 | 774 | 1 | 10 | 40 | Vehicle Speed Control | Fatalities reported | |
| 2004 | 375 | 2 | 13 | 36 | Vehicle Speed Control | Fatalities reported | |
| 2003 | 1,223 | 4 | 12 | 56 | Power Train | Fatalities reported | |
| 2002 | 1,426 | 4 | 11 | 75 | Suspension › Front › Springs › Coil Springs | High concern | |
| 2001 | 1,037 | 10 | 15 | 92 | Suspension › Rear › Springs › Coil Springs | Fatalities reported | |
| 2000 | 1,195 | 8 | 25 | 102 | Suspension › Rear › Springs › Coil Springs | Fatalities reported | |
| 1999 | 874 | 7 | 16 | 61 | Suspension › Front › Springs › Coil Springs | Fatalities reported | |
| 1998 | 545 | 4 | 14 | 61 | Vehicle Speed Control | Fatalities reported | |
| 1997 | 770 | 5 | 12 | 64 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Fatalities reported | |
| 1996 | 825 | 8 | 12 | 69 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Fatalities reported | |
| 1995 | 1,205 | 6 | 54 | 60 | Power Train | Fatalities reported | |
| 1994 | 923 | 5 | 23 | 51 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Fatalities reported | |
| 1993 | 1,557 | 8 | 49 | 54 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 1992 | 681 | 6 | 21 | 52 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 1991 | 649 | 5 | 21 | 43 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | High concern | |
| 1990 | 381 | 8 | 23 | 29 | Structure › Frame and Members | High concern |
Which Ford Taurus years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1993 is the weakest year on record, with 1,557 complaints concentrated in the engine and engine cooling › engine. It carries 8 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.