1992 Ford Taurus: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 1009 complaints
1009
Total Complaints
120,000mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Top Issue
62
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

66,000 25th Percentile
120,000 Median Mileage
154,553 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
152
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
74
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
61
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
53
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
41
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
32
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
27
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
22
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
20
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
19

Severity Assessment

62
Crashes
26
Fires
60
Injuries
4
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE ON ROAD HARD TO FIND HORN BUTTON. TT"
"FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 35 MPH DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT"
"AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON EVEN AFTER REPLACEMENT OF SWITCH. 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