1994 Ford Taurus: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 1283 complaints
1283
Total Complaints
95,858mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Top Issue
69
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

72,413 25th Percentile
95,858 Median Mileage
130,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
202
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
191
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
60
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
43
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
43
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
35
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
33
POWER TRAIN
31
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
29
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
28

Severity Assessment

69
Crashes
25
Fires
52
Injuries
3
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"DRIVER TWICE CUT FACE ON THE CORNER OF THE DOOR. TT"
"VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. TT"
"AIR BAG LIGHTS STAYS ON, ONLY WHEN ENGINE IS HOT. 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