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Ford Taurus

Every Ford Taurus model year on file, 1977 to 2019. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years18,1551,816 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years391977 to 2019

Recall campaigns77Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins3,012Summed across model years

By model year

The 1993 model year drew the most complaints, 1,557

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.

Components

Engine and cooling leads the Ford Taurus complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling

3,315

Suspension

3,081

Powertrain

2,885

Speed control

2,085

Electrical system

1,583

Steering

1,374

Brakes

1,335

Structure

1,054

Visibility and wipers

992

Fuel system

875

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Ford Taurus model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Ford Taurus by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Investigations	Bulletins
2019	Sedan	16	6.3	119	2	0	55
2018	Sedan	49	8.2	408	4	0	75
2017	Sedan	44	2.3	259	4	0	102
2016	Sedan	81	6.2	579	4	0	111
2015	Sedan	276	5.4	1,725	6	0	75
2014	Sedan	229	7.0	1,145	5	0	82
2013	Sedan	584	5.3	1,770	9	0	94
2012	Sedan	79	5.1	263	5	0	53
2011	Sedan	187	9.6	935	4	0	49
2010	Sedan	204	11.3	971	3	0	38
2009	Sedan	64	17.2	229	0	0	14
2008	Sedan	175	14.9	486	1	1	17
2007	Sedan	149	6.0	359	1	1	8
2006	Sedan	318	6.9	663	3	1	13
2005	Sedan	774	6.5	1,613	1	2	31
2004	Sedan	375	13.3	938	2	2	55
2003	Sedan	1,223	6.0	3,706	4	4	64
2002	Sedan	1,426	6.2	5,485	4	4	96
2001	Sedan	1,037	11.3	4,714	10	8	110
2000	Sedan	1,195	11.0	3,794	8	9	184
1999	Sedan	874	10.1	3,973	7	2	178
1998	Sedan	545	15.4	2,271	4	0	191
1997	Sedan	770	11.2	4,053	5	0	251
1996	Sedan	825	10.3	4,125	8	0	281
1995	Sedan	1,205	10.6	6,514	6	4	129
1994	Sedan	923	9.1	5,769	5	4	116
1993	Sedan	1,557	7.3	6,488	8	13	113
1992	Not decoded	681	11.7	68,100	6	14	83
1991	Sedan	649	10.0	3,416	5	14	71
1990	Sedan	381	15.5	3,810	8	15	67
1989	Sedan	562	19.0	5,620	7	17	54
1988	Wagon	333	19.5	4,757	6	23	54
1987	Sedan	255	25.5	3,643	9	26	45
1986	Wagon	101	7.9	1,836	9	22	44
1985	Not decoded	2	0.0	200	0	1	3
1984	Not decoded	4	25.0	400	0	0	2
1983	Not decoded	1	0.0	100	0	0	2
1981	Sedan	2	50.0	100	0	1	2
1977	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	0

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Ford Taurus

25V-695 Oct 13, 2025
Rearview camera may display a distorted, intermittent, or blank image when the vehicle is in reverse
Back-over prevention · 1.45M vehicles
25V-611 Sep 12, 2025
Driver and front passenger B-Pillar door trim may detach while driving
Structure · 102k vehicles
20V-692 Nov 10, 2020
Support bracket for the front drive axle halfshaft may fail
Powertrain · 16k vehicles
20V-072 Feb 10, 2020
Rear suspension toe links may fracture due to stress on the rear suspension
Suspension · 211k vehicles
18V-141 Mar 1, 2018
Keys for these vehicles may be able to be removed from the ignition when transmission is not in the PARK position
Powertrain · 2,100 vehicles
17V-530 Aug 28, 2017
Steering gear heat shield fasteners may corrode, allowing the heat shield to detach
Steering · 253 vehicles
16V-925 Dec 22, 2016
Improperly brazed turbocharger oil supply tubes may leak oil on engine components
Engine and cooling · 1,163 vehicles
16V-621 Aug 25, 2016
Component within the fuel pump electric module (PEM) may overheat causing a loss of electrical power to the fuel pump
Fuel system · 78k vehicles
16V-247 Apr 26, 2016
Driver frontal air bag may improperly inflate during second-stage deployment in the event of a high speed crash
Airbags · 695 vehicles
16E-026 Apr 1, 2016
These brake pads, manufactured October 1, 2014, to October 31, 2015 are intended for use on 2001-2007 Ford Taurus, 2001-2005 Mercury Sable,…
Brakes · 50k vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.