Ford Taurus - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Ford Taurus owners have reported a total of 12,838 problems for their cars built in the 24 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Ford Taurus. The 2002 Ford Taurus cars have the most problems reported (1,469 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Ford Taurus

Model Year	Number of Problems
2019 Taurus	14
2018 Taurus	57
2017 Taurus	51
2016 Taurus	97
2015 Taurus	321
2014 Taurus	286
2013 Taurus	740
2012 Taurus	98
2011 Taurus	241
2010 Taurus	260
2009 Taurus	92
2008 Taurus	422
2007 Taurus	186
2006 Taurus	395
2005 Taurus	953
2004 Taurus	463
2003 Taurus	1,337
2002 Taurus	1,469
2001 Taurus	1,065
2000 Taurus	1,223
1999 Taurus	881
1998 Taurus	555
1997 Taurus	777
1996 Taurus	826

🔍 Common problems of Ford Taurus

The following chart shows the 30 most common problems for Ford Taurus cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's suspension (2,512 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's vehicle speed control (1,581 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Ford Taurus

Problem Category	Number of Problems
Suspension	2,512
Vehicle Speed Control	1,581
Power Train	1,383
Engine And Engine Cooling	1,326
Steering	905
Electrical System	796
Service Brakes	697
Air Bag	562
Visibility	445
Equipment	419

Structure	412
Other Fuel System	357
Exterior Lighting	306
Seat Belt	213
Gasoline Fuel System	202
Tire	195
Unknown Or Other	110
Back Over Prevention	77
Seats	68
Electronic Stability Control	61
Wheel	58
Latches/locks/linkage	57
Interior Lighting	36
Air Brake	21
Child Seat	14
Parking Brake	6
Lane Departure	6
Forward Collision Avoidance	6
Traction Control System	5
Diesel Fuel System	2

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Ford Taurus of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across Taurus model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.

PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,

where P = total problems reported during the life of a Ford Taurus model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).

The results are shown in Table 3.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across Taurus Model Years

Taurus Model Year	Problems	Sales [1]	Vehicle Age	PPMY Index
2019	14	14,381	7	0.14
2018	57	34,095	8	0.21
2017	51	33,064	9	0.17
2016	97	45,661	10	0.21
2015	321	77,704	11	0.38
2014	286	70,557	12	0.34
2013	740	106,241	13	0.54
2012	98	39,337	14	0.18
2011	241	76,947	15	0.21
2010	260	62,696	16	0.26
2009	92	25,117	17	0.22
2008	422	81,207	18	0.29
2007	186	114,748	19	0.09
2006	395	157,151	20	0.13
2005	953	201,977	21	0.22
2004	463	203,375	22	0.10
2003	1,337	334,657	23	0.17
2002	1,469	321,843	24	0.19
2001	1,065	352,998	25	0.12
2000	1,223	351,083	26	0.13

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Ford Taurus is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.

Table 4. Number of problems in vehicle's; first service year

Model Year	Problems Reported
2018 Taurus	3
2017 Taurus	3
2016 Taurus	5
2015 Taurus	6
2014 Taurus	17
2013 Taurus	30
2012 Taurus	7
2011 Taurus	31
2010 Taurus	42
2009 Taurus	23
2008 Taurus	20
2007 Taurus	8
2006 Taurus	13
2005 Taurus	23
2004 Taurus	21
2003 Taurus	37
2002 Taurus	42
2001 Taurus	54
2000 Taurus	90
1999 Taurus	72
1998 Taurus	48
1997 Taurus	34
1996 Taurus	95

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