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Reliability
Ford

Taurus

Full-Size Sedan
3 Generations
19 Engines
8,625 Total Complaints
Generations by reliability score
3 about average

Generation Timeline

2000-2007 4th
9 engines
6,461 complaints 90 fire reports 13 deaths reported
7.2/10
→
2008-2009 5th
3 engines
403 complaints 12 fire reports
7.2/10
→
2010-2019 6th
7 engines
1,761 complaints 20 fire reports 3 deaths reported
7.0/10
→

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