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, 2010
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
2010	Ford	Taurus	80 Fewest         Most Close to "worse than average" because of a common problem with chrome tail light trim peeling off. About half of all rerported repairs were for this problem.		--	43 4.2 6200
2008	Ford	Taurus	53 Fewest         Most		--	40 9.0 31000
2003	Ford	Taurus*	join to view			20 7.7 85400
2002	Ford	Taurus*	join to view			10 7.4 104900
2001	Ford	Taurus	153 Fewest         Most		--	27 6.1 89800
2000	Ford	Taurus	162 Fewest         Most		--	26 6.8 136800
1999	Ford	Taurus*	join to view			11 7.6 113800
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Competing Car Model Reliability

Car Reliability Survey (CRS) Results: year ending June 30, 2010
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
2010	Buick	LaCrosse*	join to view			13 4.7 7700
2010	Ford	Fusion	39 Fewest         Most		-41	85 6.5 7800
2009	Ford	Fusion	29 Fewest         Most			34 9.9 12500
2008	Ford	Fusion	24 Fewest         Most		-29	56 9.8 22400
2007	Ford	Fusion	21 Fewest         Most			61 8.4 44400
2006	Ford	Fusion	38 Fewest         Most			57 7.8 49200
2010	Honda	Accord	10 Fewest         Most		-70	33 3.8 4100
2009	Honda	Accord	28 Fewest         Most			63 8.2 12100
2008	Honda	Accord	39 Fewest         Most 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.		-14	128 8.0 26900
2007	Honda	Accord	40 Fewest         Most			92 7.4 34200
2006	Honda	Accord	18 Fewest         Most			72 8.3 53000
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2005	Honda	Accord	19 Fewest         Most			59 7.5 68100
2004	Honda	Accord	36 Fewest         Most			68 7.4 70200
2003	Honda	Accord	91 Fewest         Most First model year of the design, has consistently had a higher repair rate than later years.			64 7.4 100600
2002	Honda	Accord	42 Fewest         Most			36 7.2 96300
2001	Honda	Accord	66 Fewest         Most		-87	42 6.5 118400
2000	Honda	Accord	73 Fewest         Most		-89	36 7.8 132800
1999	Honda	Accord	130 Fewest         Most			29 6.1 130400
1998	Honda	Accord	64 Fewest         Most			36 6.8 139700
1997	Honda	Accord*	join to view			16 7.0 168100
1996	Honda	Accord*	join to view			15 5.8 158900
1995	Honda	Accord*	join to view			12 5.5 184300
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2009	Lincoln	MKS	69 Fewest         Most			25 7.0 12600
2010	Toyota	Camry*	join to view			22 6.0 7200
2009	Toyota	Camry	29 Fewest         Most			28 8.8 19800
2008	Toyota	Camry	16 Fewest         Most		-37	29 7.8 28200
2007	Toyota	Camry Hybrid	18 Fewest         Most			43 9.4 47700
2007	Toyota	Camry 4	6 Fewest         Most			48 8.0 41100
2007	Toyota	Camry V6*	join to view			20 10.5 35500
2005	Toyota	Camry	14 Fewest         Most			32 8.1 57100
2004	Toyota	Camry	31 Fewest         Most			26 7.4 79300
2003	Toyota	Camry*	join to view			18 5.1 82800
2002	Toyota	Camry	53 Fewest         Most			27 7.5 103800
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2001	Toyota	Camry*	join to view			16 6.9 111800
2000	Toyota	Camry	98 Fewest         Most		-64	31 5.9 141200
1999	Toyota	Camry	72 Fewest         Most			29 7.5 138600
1998	Toyota	Camry	120 Fewest         Most			28 6.4 142000
1997	Toyota	Camry*	join to view			14 5.9 171500
1996	Toyota	Camry*	join to view			10 9.0 162700
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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 as the manufacturer identifies and addresses common problems.

Full set of Car Reliability Survey results in one huge table.

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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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