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2016 Ford Taurus problems

Owners have filed 107 complaints about the 2016 Ford Taurus with NHTSA. Back over prevention accounts for 25.2% of them, the clear leader, ahead of engine at 11.2%. A further 15.0% were filed without a specific system named.

Complaints107

Crashes10

Fires2

Injuries7

Deaths0

What owners report breaking

Back over prevention 25.2% · 27

Unknown or other 15.0% · 16

Engine 11.2% · 12

Steering 8.4% · 9

Fuel/propulsion system 6.5% · 7

Electrical system 5.6% · 6

Structure 5.6% · 6

Suspension 4.7% · 5

Severity

Of those complaints, 10 describe a crash, 2 describe a fire and 7 report an injury.

Reading the numbers

Across the 26 model years of the Ford Taurus in this data, 2016 draws comparatively few complaints; 1993 is the outlier year.

Filings are rising, 56 in the last three years against 23 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.

The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 56,965 miles.

In owners' own words

I was backing up in a parking lot when the backup camera suddenly inverted and I nearly ran over a small child. It now only works about 40% of the time and usually the image is inverted or scrambled. This is dangerous. I think Ford should fix it since apparently they have approved a recall on other models that apparently have the same camera system as my car. Back over prevention

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Taurus. The contacts stated that while reversing, the rearview camera image was distorted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 138,000. Back over prevention · reported at 138,000 miles

Backup camera fails to work. My Lincoln dealer confirmed but cameras are on back order. This camera is used in multiple Ford vechiles and recalls have been issued for some but not my 2016 Ford Taurus. Back over prevention

Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.

Safety recalls

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Other Ford Taurus years

2010 280 complaints · 14.6% steering 2011 251 complaints · 19.1% electrical system 2012 102 complaints · 16.7% steering 2013 759 complaints · 39.0% steering 2014 297 complaints · 21.9% steering 2015 364 complaints · 17.0% back over prevention

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