Ford Taurus

710 complaints across 9 scored model years and 19 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Ford Taurus Full report

Grade 2010–2018

2013 vs model median 1.8×

Model median3× median

Fuel System 37

Steering 30

Engine 25

Avoid

2013 · 2015

Best

2017 · 2018

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Severity-weighted complaint volume and grade by model year for the Ford Taurus
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2010	1.32×	111	C
2011	1.14×	96	C
2012	0.49×	52	B
2013	1.82×	183	F
2014	1.00×	90	C
2015	1.37×	120	D
2016	0.22×	22	B
2017	0.15×	21	A
2018	0.12×	13	A

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

EPA fuel economy and drivetrain
Combined MPG	19
City / Highway	17 / 24
Engine	3.5L, 6 cyl
Drive	All-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost	$3,250

Recalls

19 campaigns on record.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
25V695000	BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA	2015–2018	1,448,655
15V340000	STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM	2011–2013	393,623
13V227000	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE	2013	390,783
20V072000	SUSPENSION:REAR	2013–2018	211,207
15V040000	STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR	2010–2013	194,889
14V285000	EXTERIOR LIGHTING	2010–2014	183,425
25V611000	STRUCTURE:EXTERIOR TRIM	2016–2018	101,944
14V393000	POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT	2013, 2014	83,250

+ 11 further campaigns

Others in Full-Size Cars

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Other models in the same segment
Model	Years to avoid	Grade
Acura RLX	none flagged	C
Audi A6	2019	C
Audi A7	2019	C
Audi A8	none flagged	C
BMW 5 Series	20112012	B
BMW 7 Series	2012	B
Buick Lacrosse	20112012	C
Cadillac XTS	2013	C

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2013 Taurus

Complaints in window: 183
Severity-weighted: 282.5
Model median (weighted): 155
vs model median: 1.82×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 9
Open investigations: 0

Score 39.4 F