2013 Ford Taurus: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 746 complaints
746
Total Complaints
83,078mi
Median Mileage
STEERING
Top Issue
27
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

59,629 25th Percentile
83,078 Median Mileage
111,250 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING
282
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
96
ENGINE
69
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
56
POWER TRAIN
43
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
33
SUSPENSION
25
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
18
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
17
AIR BAGS
11

Severity Assessment

27
Crashes
10
Fires
37
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"ENTERING STREET FROM PARKING AREA, POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. WARNING ON DASH STATED ELECTRONIC STEERING FAILED. WITH DIFFICULTY, STEERED CAR TO SIDE OF ROAD. TURNED CAR OFF. WHEN CAR RESTARTED, FAILURE SELF CORRECTED. APPEARS TO BE FAILURE OF COMPUTER CONTROL OF ELECTRONIC STEERING ASSIST. *TR"
"ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2012 WE PURCHASED THE ABOVE DESCRIBED VEHICLE FROM LUMBERTON FORD LINCOLN, LUMBERTON, NC 28360. AMONG SEVERAL THINGS WRONG WE DISCOVERED THE REVERSE SENSOR SYSTEM IS INADEQUATE. THE ALARM IS NOT AUDIBLE IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE IS THERE IS NORMAL CONVERSATION/RADIO NOISE. ALSO, T..."
"MY WIFE AND I WERE TRAVELING ON US 35 NORTH OUT OF DALLAS, WHEN WE HEARD A LOUD BANG AS IF SOMETHING HIT THE WINDSHIELD. WE BOTH LOOKED UP, BUT THERE WAS NO MARK ON THE WINDSHIELD. LOOKED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND SAW THAT THE REAR WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. STOPPED AT A FORD DEALER IN DALLAS AND HE..."

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