Ford Taurus XYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 164 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the Ford Taurus X.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints164Top: Power train Safety recalls12008–2009 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Bull-Doser, Public domain.

Best & worst years

Ford Taurus X years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Taurus X median. Tap a year for its full report.

15311

'08'09

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2009Not rated–/10011 complaints · 1 recall 2008Not rated–/100153 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Ford Taurus X problems

All model years combined: 164 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

45Power train2 crash/fire/injury

44Steering2 crash/fire/injury

26Vehicle speed control2 crash/fire/injury

18Structure6 crash/fire/injury

10Electrical system

10Suspension

8Service brakes

7Engine

6Engine and engine cooling

4317 other systems4 crash/fire/injury

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Power train	45	2
Steering	44	2
Vehicle speed control	26	2
Structure	18	6
Electrical system	10	1
Suspension	10	1
Service brakes	8	2
Engine	7	1
Engine and engine cooling	6	0
17 other systems	43	4

1 recall

Ford Taurus X recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Air bags: frontal16V-247 · 2008–2009 · Apr 26, 2016 · 695 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Taurus X

Oct 14, 2008
TIRE VALVE CRACKINGPE08060 · 2008 · closed Apr 9, 2009
No recall