"How reliable is the 2001 Ford Taurus?"

"Based on 1264 NHTSA complaints, the 2001 Ford Taurus has a median complaint mileage of 72750 miles. The most common issue is SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS."

"What are common problems with the 2001 Ford Taurus?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2001 Ford Taurus is SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS, accounting for a significant portion of the 1264 total complaints filed."

2001 Ford Taurus: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 1264 complaints

1264

Total Complaints

72,750mi

Median Mileage

SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

Top Issue

115

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

48,000 25th Percentile

72,750 Median Mileage

102,250 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

217

SUSPENSION:REAR

102

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS

SUSPENSION

SUSPENSION:FRONT

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

AIR BAGS

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Severity Assessment

115

Crashes

Fires

110

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"ON THREE OCCASIONS, ALTHOUGH I DIDN'T REALIZE IT AT THE TIME, WHILE BRAKING TO STOP, I WAS ALSO ACCELERATING CAUSING THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD. THE HARDER A PRESSED ON THE BRAKE THE GREATER THE ACCELLERATION. AS I SAID, I HAD NO IDEA MY RIGHT FOOT WAS ON BOTH PEDALS AT THE SAME TIME. I HAD THE CAR..."

"VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SUDDEN ACCELERARTION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW OR STOP THE VEHICLE. *SLC"

"STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM UNDER HOOD ALSO COMES INSIDE CAR THRU VENTS AND HEATER. I HAD 2000 TAURUS SAME TROUBLE SAME ENGINE!!! FILED COMPLAINT WITH FORD AND RECEIVED 2001 TAURUS AFTER ARBITRATION BOARD HEARING... CHECK NHTSA OD ID 871591,735485,872412. OBVIOUSLY FORD HAS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE ..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS 217 complaints

25th: 49,887 mi Median: 63,469 mi 75th: 85,375 mi

SUSPENSION:REAR 102 complaints

25th: 58,654 mi Median: 76,511 mi 75th: 96,868 mi

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 79 complaints

25th: 92,965 mi Median: 118,702 mi 75th: 140,794 mi

SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS 73 complaints

25th: 45,761 mi Median: 65,000 mi 75th: 93,472 mi

SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS 68 complaints

25th: 53,650 mi Median: 70,000 mi 75th: 84,950 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

OH: 122 NY: 121 PA: 99 IL: 92 MI: 69 CA: 66 WI: 54 MA: 53 TX: 46 NJ: 45

Who Files Complaints?

29.2%

Original Owners

70.8%

Second+ Owners

Ford Taurus — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1990	542	100,000	STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS	32
1991	946	93,858	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	50
1992	1009	120,000	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	62
1993	2206	96,750	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	80
1994	1283	95,858	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	69
1995	1597	92,572	POWER TRAIN	71
1996	1131	98,000	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	82
1997	1003	81,540	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	73
1998	680	90,000	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	75
1999	1100	70,000	SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS	78
2000	1497	70,000	SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS	136
2002	1756	80,000	SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS	104
2003	1524	78,182	POWER TRAIN	78
2004	482	95,000	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	48
2005	1005	90,000	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	62
2006	415	87,000	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	29
2007	196	86,000	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	9
2008	240	78,682	POWER TRAIN	30
2009	77	37,000	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING	10
2010	274	45,000	STEERING	23
2011	251	61,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	20
2012	100	41,493	STEERING	1
2013	746	83,078	STEERING	27
2014	293	78,965	STEERING	21
2015	310	59,500	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM	18
2016	94	52,500	BACK OVER PREVENTION	10
2017	49	29,500	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	1
2018	57	50,000	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	6

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