Ford Taurus by model year

22,267 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Ford Taurus across 30 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

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Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
1990	542
1991	946
1992	1,009
1993	2,206
1994	1,284
1995	1,597
1996	1,132
1997	1,003
1998	680
1999	1,100
2000	1,497
2001	1,264
2002	1,759
2003	1,524
2004	482
2005	1,005
2006	415
2007	196
2008	240
2009	77
2010	280
2011	251
2012	102
2013	759
2014	297
2015	365
2016	109
2017	53
2018	71
2019	22

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG	Safety
2019	22		2	19 to 21
2018	71	Backover prevention (21%)	4	19 to 21	5 stars
2017	53	Electrical system (21%)	4	19 to 23	5 stars
2016	109	Backover prevention (27%)	4	19 to 23	5 stars
2015	365	Fuel system (20%)	6	20 to 26	5 stars
2014	297	Fuel system (24%)	5	20 to 26	5 stars
2013	759	Steering (39%)	9	20 to 25	5 stars
2012	102	Steering (17%)	5	20 to 22	4 stars
2011	251	Engine (20%)	4	20 to 22	4 stars
2010	280	Engine (17%)	3	20 to 22
2009	77	Engine (31%)		19 to 21
2008	240	Drivetrain & axles (16%)	1	19 to 22
2007	196	Cruise control (28%)		20
2006	415	Cruise control (44%)	2	20
2005	1,005	Cruise control (54%)		19 to 20
2004	482	Cruise control (34%)	1	19 to 20
2003	1,524	Suspension (22%)	3	19 to 21
2002	1,759	Suspension (62%)	3	19 to 21
2001	1,264	Suspension (45%)	9	19 to 20
2000	1,497	Suspension (32%)	8	19 to 20
1999	1,100	Suspension (17%)	5	19 to 20
1998	680	Cruise control (17%)	2	18 to 20
1997	1,003	Transmission (19%)	3	19 to 21
1996	1,132	Transmission (15%)	6	20 to 21
1995	1,597	Engine (18%)	5	19 to 21
1994	1,284	Engine (23%)	4	20 to 21
1993	2,206	Engine (29%)	6	20 to 21
1992	1,009	Engine (23%)	5	19 to 21
1991	946	Transmission (26%)	4	18 to 21
1990	542	Engine (15%)	6	18 to 21