Worst years for a Ford Taurus SHO
Owners have filed 154 complaints about the Ford Taurus SHO with NHTSA across model years 1990 to 1999. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Avoid
1993 Ford Taurus SHO29 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly acceleration & cruise control.
Every Ford Taurus SHO year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | C | 22 | 2 | 2 | 78,247 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1998 | C | 14 | 5 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1997 | B | 25 | 0 | 0 | 76,260 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1996 | C | 31 | 1 | 0 | 96,501 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1995 | — | 9 | 1 | 1 | 114,575 | Electrical System |
| 1994 | C | 13 | 2 | 5 | 122,000 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 1993 | D | 29 | 3 | 4 | 109,629 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 1992 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1991 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 1990 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Body & Structure |
What breaks on a Ford Taurus SHO
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
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Exactly what failed on a Ford Taurus SHO
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Ford Taurus SHO, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Compare the Ford Taurus SHO
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.