Ford Taurus Reliability Comparisons

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This is the most up-to-date car reliability information available anywhere for the Ford Taurus. TrueDelta's Car Reliability Survey results are promptly updated every three months. Others can be over a year behind. What you'll also find only here: actual repair rates (the average number of trips to the repair shop each year), and not just dots, for a clearer idea of how much competing cars truly differ in reliability.

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Ford Taurus Reliability
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Car Reliability Survey (CRS) Results: year ending June 30, 2009
Successful Repair Trips per Year (per 100 vehicles) Column definitions
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Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2008	Ford	Taurus	74 Fewest         Most Front struts often need to be lubed to eliminate a creaking noise. TSB for this minor problem.		--	29 7.3 18000
2001	Ford	Taurus*	join to view			14 7.2 86200
2000	Ford	Taurus*	join to view			16 7.6 129900
1999	Ford	Taurus*	join to view			11 6.4 114900
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Competing Car Model Reliability

Car Reliability Survey (CRS) Results: year ending June 30, 2009
Successful Repair Trips per Year (per 100 vehicles) Column definitions
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Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2006	Chevrolet	Impala / Monte Carlo*	join to view			14 7.5 39500
2004	Chevrolet	Impala / Monte Carlo*	join to view			13 4.6 67700
2009	Ford	Fusion*	join to view			24 4.9 4000
2008	Ford	Fusion	32 Fewest         Most		-42	46 8.9 10800
2007	Ford	Fusion	34 Fewest         Most			47 8.2 26100
2006	Ford	Fusion	23 Fewest         Most			48 8.7 36600
2009	Honda	Accord	39 Fewest         Most			27 3.4 5000
2008	Honda	Accord	27 Fewest         Most Very few repairs reported. However, some owners of the V6 have reported a noise or vibration from the variable cylinder management system that cannot yet be repaired. Some have also complained about rattles in the rear package shelf.		-47	117 8.5 13800
2007	Honda	Accord	28 Fewest         Most			68 8.2 22400
2006	Honda	Accord	22 Fewest         Most			68 7.2 40000
2005	Honda	Accord	42 Fewest         Most			41 6.3 57300
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2004	Honda	Accord	29 Fewest         Most			56 8.2 58700
2003	Honda	Accord	59 Fewest         Most			47 7.3 85100
2002	Honda	Accord	13 Fewest         Most			30 6.0 83900
2001	Honda	Accord	44 Fewest         Most			26 6.2 105500
2000	Honda	Accord	67 Fewest         Most			26 6.8 120800
1999	Honda	Accord	89 Fewest         Most			25 6.0 116300
1998	Honda	Accord*	join to view			22 6.1 122800
1997	Honda	Accord*	join to view			13 6.4 143700
2009	Lincoln	MKS*	join to view			17 3.9 6000
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Definitions

• Trips / Year per 100 (CRS Score) -- average number of successful repair trips per year per 100 cars; routine maintenance such as oil and filter changes does not count as a repair
• Graph -- pointer shows how the model compares to others from the same model year
• Traffic Signal (TS) -- same as the graph, but with three simple, easier-to-read alternatives; green = better than average, yellow = about average, red = worse than average
• Delta (Δ) -- how much the CRS Score differs from the same year Ford Taurus; negative = fewer repairs = better; +100 = one extra repair trip per year, on average
• Cars -- number of cars for which owners provided data
• Months / Car -- average number of months of data per car
• Odometer -- average odometer reading, in miles; under 9,000 per year in green, over 15,000 per year in red

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General Notes

How do we select "competing car models"? Users of TrueDelta's car price comparison tool most often compare these cars to the Ford Taurus.

Models and statistics marked with an asterisk* have very low sample sizes. These results, visible only to logged-in members, provide only a rough estimate of car reliability.

Ultra-low repair rates: Any result under 20 repair trips per 100 cars is likely a result of the small sample size, and should be expected to increase to 20 or so in future updates.

New models often start out with high repair rates, and then improve during the model year as the manufacturer identifies and addresses common problems.

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Methodology

Description of the research process.

Only successfully completed repairs are currently included in the analysis. Routine maintenance, most wear items, recalls, and problems fixed with just a reflash or warning light reset are not included.

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