2000 Ford Taurus: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 1497 complaints
1497
Total Complaints
70,000mi
Median Mileage
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
Top Issue
136
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

48,784 25th Percentile
70,000 Median Mileage
100,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
157
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
145
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
59
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
55
SUSPENSION:REAR
51
SUSPENSION
45
AIR BAGS
42
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
40
TIRES
38
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
38

Severity Assessment

136
Crashes
40
Fires
98
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"REAR WINDOW ON RIGHT HAND SIDE ON THE ROOF NEXT TO THE BACK WINDOW, HAS A CRACK WHICH IS CAUSING A LEAKAGE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK"
"WHEN DRIVING ON LEVEL GROUND AT 25 MPH CONSUMER LET UP ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND ENGINE RACED, CAUSING SUDDEN AND UNWANTED ACCELERATION, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK"
"WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SURGES. BUT, WHEN FUEL TANK IS FILLED UP VEHICLE WILL SHUT COMPLETELY OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM."

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