"How reliable is the 2017 Ford Taurus?"

"Based on 49 NHTSA complaints, the 2017 Ford Taurus has a median complaint mileage of 29500 miles. The most common issue is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM."

"What are common problems with the 2017 Ford Taurus?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2017 Ford Taurus is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, accounting for a significant portion of the 49 total complaints filed."

2017 Ford Taurus: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 49 complaints

Total Complaints

29,500mi

Median Mileage

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

17,050 25th Percentile

29,500 Median Mileage

67,826 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

ENGINE

STRUCTURE

SUSPENSION

STEERING

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

SERVICE BRAKES

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"IN A PARKING LOT I PUT OUR CAR IN DRIVE AND IT WENT INTO REVERSE. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS VERY HARD TO PRESS. I WAS ABLE TO PUT ENOUGH PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE TO STOP IT FROM HITTING OTHER CARS.THE FORD DID VERY TESTS AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR."

"AS I WAS ABOUT TO DEPART MY HOME I ADJUSTED THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL WHEN I PRESSED BRAKES TO START CAR PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. I STARTED AND TRIED AGAIN SAME RESULTS. RELEASED HOOD TO CHECK ISSUE AND NOTED A POOL OF BRAKE FLUID UNDER CAR. LUCKILY THIS HAPPEN BEFORE DEPARTURE AS I WOULD HAVE BE TAKE THE..."

"AFTER DRIVING >2 HOURS NON-STOP ON HIGHWAY THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THERE WAS RESISTANCE TO SUBTLE STEERING EFFORTS IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. IT FELT LIKE THE STEERING WAS STICKING. WHEN ENOUGH STEERING FORCE WAS APPLIED IT WOULD SUDDENLY RESPOND. BECAUSE OF THE FORCE BEING APPLIED TO..."

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.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 9 complaints

25th: 34,800 mi Median: 42,900 mi 75th: 91,000 mi

EXTERIOR LIGHTING 4 complaints

Median: 40,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

TX: 9 MI: 9 CA: 6 NY: 4 NC: 3 PA: 3 OK: 2 OH: 2 IN: 2 AL: 1

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
2001	1264	72,750	SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS	115
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
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