2005 Ford Taurus: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 1005 complaints
1005
Total Complaints
90,000mi
Median Mileage
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Top Issue
62
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

65,718 25th Percentile
90,000 Median Mileage
111,641 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
513
POWER TRAIN
75
ENGINE
68
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
44
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
33
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
29
SERVICE BRAKES
26
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
25
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
23
AIR BAGS
17

Severity Assessment

62
Crashes
13
Fires
40
Injuries
2
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"REAR WINDOW TO 2005 TAURUS SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING.*AK"
"GAS TANK SENDING UNIT ARE NOT CALIBRATED. GAS GAUGE ARE NOT ACCURATE, NEEDLE ALWAYS GOES TO 7/8TH OFTANK OF GAS, SOMETIMES TO 3/4 OF A TANK. THIS CAR IS A 2005 TAURUS SE"
"DT: 2005 FORD TAURUS SHOCKED THE CONSUMER EVERYTIME HE EXITED EITHER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO APPLIED A WAX COATING TO KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING. THE WAX APPLICATION DID NOT HELP SO THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER TO SPRAY THE VEHICLE WITH STATIC GUARD. THE SEAT W..."

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