Ford Taurus Sho
Owners filed 127 complaints across 10 model years of the Ford Taurus Sho. The 1997 drew the most (30); the 1991 the fewest (1).
Model years10
Complaints127
Recalls11
Fires11
Deaths0
Every Ford Taurus Sho model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 1998 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 1997 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 1996 | 24 | 1 | — | 1 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 1995 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Electrical System › Ignition | Routine | |
| 1994 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control › Cruise Control | Routine | |
| 1993 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 | — | — | Power Train › Manual Transmission | Routine | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Electrical System › Ignition | Routine | |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 | — | — | Structure › Frame and Members | Routine |
Which Ford Taurus Sho years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1997 is the weakest year on record, with 30 complaints concentrated in the engine and engine cooling › engine. It carries 1 recall.
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.