2013 Ford Taurus problems
Owners have filed 759 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Ford Taurus. Steering is the most reported problem area, at 39% of complaints. Next are fuel system (14%) and engine (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 759 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Steering 39% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 27 and 10
- Injuries and deaths
- 37 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 83,000 miles 538 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 42 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 29 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 64 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 113 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 114 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 68 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 55 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 23 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 14 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 8 |
| 200k+ miles | 8 |
What the data shows
Of the 538 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 83,000 miles. For steering specifically, the median reported mileage is about 95,000 miles (216 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 27 complaints mention a crash; 10 complaints mention a fire; 37 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2013 ranks 14th most-complained-about out of 29 model years of the Ford Taurus with enough data (346 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 9 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
I I purchased this 2013 ford taurus sho AWD twin turbo about 3 yrs ago used from the first owner so I'm the second owner. The car was in perfect condition. No accidents super clean totally loaded except no nav and screen controls for all the other cell phone apps and I even went for upgrade from sync 2 my touch w/no nav to the newest sync 3 3.5 from a 2018 vehicle changed everything it works great.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford taurus. While starting the vehicle, the steering wheel was difficult to turn and became inoperable. In addition, the power assist fault message was displayed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who informed the contact about the diagnostic fees. The manufacturer was contacted and did not assist. The contact stated that the failure was similar to what was listed in NHTSA campaign number: 15v340000 (steering). The failure mileage was 155,000.
The contact's daughter owns a 2013 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was not able to be restarted and veered to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where the contact was informed that the engine and valves needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the cause of the failure was due to the water pump not operating as needed, and that antifreeze had intruded into the engine oil. The vehicle was not repaired.