1991 Ford Taurus: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 946 complaints
946
Total Complaints
93,858mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Top Issue
50
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

85,217 25th Percentile
93,858 Median Mileage
125,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
221
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
88
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
51
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
40
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
28
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
24
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
23
AIR BAGS
22
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
20
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
19

Severity Assessment

50
Crashes
23
Fires
28
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS WHEN USED, WILL NOT RELEASE FROM ANY OF THE FOUR DOORS WHEN ENGINE IS TURNED OFF. TT"
"CLICKING SOUND WHEN ACCELERATING, DUE TO WORN OR BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT. TT"
"TRANSMISSION JUST GOES OUT COMPLETELY AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED JUST 600 MILES OVER THE LIMIT. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. TT"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28