Reliability & cost of ownership
Ford Taurus Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Ford Taurus? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Ford Taurus problems by model year
80 recall entries and 8476 owner complaints on file across 20 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Ford Taurus, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- suspension2336 complaints
- vehicle speed control1392 complaints
- power train943 complaints
- steering648 complaints
- electrical system585 complaints
- service brakes487 complaints
- engine and engine cooling456 complaints
- engine419 complaints