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2017 Ford Taurus

Gas

Large Cars
6 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-10-26

Safety Signal

75 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record

RecallsNHTSA campaigns 4

Complaints1 crash · 1 injured reported 44

Crash ratingNHTSA overall 5★

Fuel economybest combined, EPA 23 mpg

2019 2018 2017 2016

The 2017 Ford Taurus is sold in the U.S. as a gas large sedan with 6 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the Taurus FWD, is EPA-rated at 23 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of C. Owners have filed 44 complaints, most often about the electrical system. NHTSA crash-tested it at 5 stars overall.

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Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov

Configuration	Powertrain	Drive	Engine / motor	City	Hwy	Comb	Annual fuel*
Taurus FWD	Gas	FWD	2.0L 4-cyl turbo	20	29	23	$2,900
Taurus FWD	Gas	FWD	3.5L 6-cyl	18	27	21	$3,200
Taurus FWD FFV	Gas	FWD	3.5L 6-cyl	18	27	21	$3,200
Taurus AWD	Gas	AWD	3.5L 6-cyl	17	24	19	$3,550
Taurus AWD	Gas	AWD	3.5L 6-cyl turbo	16	24	19	$3,550
Taurus AWD FFV	Gas	AWD	3.5L 6-cyl	17	24	19	$3,550

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 38478, 38482, 38480, 38481, 38483, 38479.

Emissions & certification

Source: EPA emission certificates

Configuration	Smog rating	Emission standard	Where it can be sold new	SmartWay
Taurus AWD, Taurus FWD	6 / 10	Federal Tier 3 Bin 125 / LEV-II ULEV	All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards	—
Taurus AWD FFV, Taurus FWD FFV	6 / 10	Federal Tier 3 Bin 125	All 50 states (federal, all altitudes)	—

Certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S.

The smog rating scores tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, 1 (worst) to 10 (best), and is comparable only within a model year. The standard is the federal bin or California tier the configuration was certified to. Both come from the EPA certificate behind the window sticker.

Specifications filed with NHTSA

Source: NHTSA vPIC

Dimensions Exterior

Body style	Sedan/Saloon
Doors	4
GVWR class	Class 1: 6,000 lb or less (2,722 kg or less)

Engine Basics

Cylinders	6
Displacement	3.5 L
Engine configuration	V-Shaped

Engine Output

Horsepower

288 hp

Fuel Economy

Fuel	Gasoline

Seating

Seat rows	2
Seating capacity	5 seats

Transmission

Drivetrain

FWD/Front-Wheel Drive

Driver assistance

Standard: Anti-lock brakes, Backup camera, Blind-spot monitoring, Electronic stability control

Optional: Adaptive cruise control, Automatic emergency braking, Forward collision warning, Lane departure warning, Lane keeping assist

Filed by the manufacturer with NHTSA under the federal vehicle-identification rule and decoded from the VIN pattern — not a manufacturer press kit, so it describes the configurations we could identify rather than every trim (seen: Limited, Police, SE, SEL). Figures for the trim you are looking at may differ.

Dimensions & weight

Source: Transport Canada

Length	203.1 in
Width (body, without mirrors)	76.4 in
Height	60.6 in
Wheelbase	113.0 in
Track, front	66.1 in
Track, rear	66.1 in
Curb weight	4,017–4,228 lb
Weight distribution, front/rear	60/40

Measured by Transport Canada for its Canadian Vehicle Specifications database, which covers the North American versions of each model — here 2 configurations: 4-door Sedan AWD, 4-door Sedan FWD. Where a range is shown, those versions differ. Width is the body without mirrors, which is why it can read narrower than a brochure figure. Before we used it we checked it against the US manufacturer press kits we hold (27 Sep 2026): wheelbase agreed within 1% on every vehicle we could compare, length on 98%, and the curb weight fell inside the manufacturer's range on 96%. Source dataset. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Licence.

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Recalls (4)

Source: NHTSA recall database

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Structure

25S91

101,944 vehicles 5% reported repaired

Problem Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2016-2019 Taurus vehicles. The driver and front passenger B-Pillar door trim may detach while driving. Risk Door trim that detaches while driving can create a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash. Fix Dealers will repair or replace the B-pillar trim as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 20, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S91.

Filed with NHTSADefect report PDF Owner letter PDF

NHTSA campaign 25V611000 reported Sep 12, 2025 Ford Motor Company the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

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Suspension

20S04

211,207 vehicles 70% reported repaired built Aug 25, 2011 – Jun 1, 2017

Problem Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013-2018 Lincoln MKT and Ford Flex and Taurus vehicles with the Police Interceptor or SHO Performance Pack. The rear suspension toe links may fracture due to stress on the rear suspension. Risk A fractured rear toe link will cause a sudden change in vehicle handling and increase the risk of a crash. Fix Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear suspension toe links, free of charge. Remedy parts are not currently available. Owners were notified about the recall on March 3, 2020. A second notice will be mailed when remedy parts become available, which is currently expected to be the end of September 2020. The recall began October 28, 2020. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332 or Lincoln customer service at 1-800-521-4140. Ford's number for this recall i

Filed with NHTSADefect report PDF

NHTSA campaign 20V072000 reported Feb 10, 2020 Ford Motor Company the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

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Power Train

18C02

2,100 vehicles 81% reported repaired built Jul 31, 2017 – Feb 13, 2018

Problem Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Ford Taurus vehicles equipped with mechanical key ignition systems. The keys for these vehicles may be able to be removed from the ignition when transmission is not in the PARK position. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 114, "Theft Protection." Risk If the key is removed from the ignition while the vehicle is not in the PARK position and the parking brake is not applied, the vehicle may roll away, increasing the risk of a crash. Fix Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the shifter assembly, free of charge. The recall began May 11, 2018. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 18C02.

Filed with NHTSAOwner letter PDF

NHTSA campaign 18V141000 reported Mar 1, 2018 Ford Motor Company the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

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Steering

17S23

253 vehicles 78% reported repaired built May 7, 2017 – May 8, 2017

Problem Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017 Explorer, Taurus and Police Interceptor Utility and Sedan vehicles. The steering gear heat shield fasteners may corrode, allowing the heat shield to detach. Risk If the heat shield detaches, the steering gear may overheat, increasing the steering effort required by the driver, especially at lower speeds, and increasing the risk of a crash. Fix Ford will notify owners, and dealers to inspect and replace the heat shield fasteners as needed, free of charge. The recall began on September 13, 2017. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 17S23.

Filed with NHTSAOwner letter PDF

NHTSA campaign 17V530000 reported Aug 28, 2017 Ford Motor Company the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

These are vehicle campaigns — the ones the automaker filed against this model. NHTSA also records equipment recalls, filed by a parts maker against a component (a tyre, a child seat, an aftermarket part), and those are not listed here or counted above. nhtsa.gov/recalls shows both for a VIN.

Whether any of this applies to one specific Taurus

A campaign covers a build range, not a model year, so two identical-looking cars from 2017 can differ. Both of these check a VIN against the manufacturer’s own list, free, in about ten seconds. Ford publishes its own lookup because federal rule 49 CFR 573.15 requires it to, and to keep it current to within seven days.

NHTSA VIN check →Ford’s own VIN lookup →

Hear about a recall before the letter does

The manufacturer’s letter is the last step of a recall: it has up to 60 days after filing to mail owners, at the address on the registration. We email you the day NHTSA posts a recall on the 2017 Ford Taurus, with what to do next. Nothing else, ever — no newsletter, no marketing, one-click unsubscribe in every message.

Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database

44complaints filed

1 involved a crash · 0 a fire · 1 injuries · 0 deaths reported

13 per 10,000 built · Ford reported 33,064 Taurus built (its Early Warning production report to NHTSA)

Filed per year: 2017: 1 · 2018: 5 · 2019: 6 · 2020: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2022: 2 · 2023: 4 · 2024: 1 · 2025: 13 · 2026: 7

Most-cited components

Electrical System 11

Unspecified 9

Structure 7

Engine 5

Exterior Lighting 4

Steering 3

In owners' own words

Filed with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, one per problem area. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed.

Rear view camera does not work for about 6 months. I tried all suggestions but nothing worked

Electrical System Jul 13, 2025 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11673173

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while driving at 70 MPH, she noticed that there was a change in the rear suspension and it felt like a rear tire was deflated. No warning lights had illuminated.

Suspension at 72,102 miles Mar 20, 2024 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11578479

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for rear wheel alignment. The contact stated that rear toe link fractured during the rear alignment process. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure.

Structure at 74,576 miles Oct 16, 2023 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11550247

As I was driving my vehicle it compltely shut down while in motion with no warning, causing steering & brakes to loose power, thankfully i was able to coast into turning with great effort. Vehicle would not restart required towing to shop.

Engine Aug 24, 2023 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11540513

When fueling car will not take more fuel around 15 gallons leaving the fuel tank short 4 to 5 gallons. Fuel guage shows full but it's misleading because the tank is not really full. Also the information in the dashboard "miles to empty" is erroneous because your are missing around 4-5 gallons of fuel.

Fuel/Propulsion System Jun 25, 2022 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11470932

Started with the left rear tail light out. Progressed to both headlights going out and needing replaced and sometimes the pig tails to plug into the headlight needing replaced due to them melting. It has progressively gotten worse.

Exterior Lighting at 40,000 miles Jun 15, 2020 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11328847

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Reported by Ford itself: 7 death-or-injury claims on this model year in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21): 1 killed, 7 injured, as claimed, not verified — about 21 per 100,000 built. Every Taurus model year, by year and system → Dated and by system, they are exhibit F of the defect dossier.

When owners reported it

Reported at 32k

miles, typically

Half the 23 owner reports with an odometer reading on file fall between 17,000 and 48,000 miles. That is when problems get reported, which is not the same as when they start — and not a failure rate, because nobody knows how many of these cars never had a problem at all.

Too few readings for a curve — the 23 on file: 5 under 10k, 4 10k–20k, 2 20k–30k, 3 30k–40k, 3 40k–50k, 1 50k–60k, 3 70k–80k, 1 90k–100k, 1 150k +.

Odometer readings as filed by owners with NHTSA. Readings under 100 or over 400,000 miles are dropped as data entry rather than history, and a component needs at least 12 readings before a median is shown for it.

Crash ratings

Source: NHTSA NCAP

Configuration	Overall	Frontal	Side	Rollover	Rollover risk
4 DR AWD	★★★★★	★★★★★	★★★★★	★★★★☆	11%
4 DR FWD	★★★★★	★★★★★	★★★★★	★★★★☆	11%

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program.

Service bulletins & campaigns

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Communicationsfiled with NHTSA 102

Most recentmanufacturer date 2026-09-30

Kindsas classified by NHTSA 99 service bulletins, 2 others, 1 emissions

Most often about: Electrical System, Equipment, Engine, Power Train, Unknown Or Other.

25E10-S1 Other
2026-09-30 · Power Train
25E10-S1 Owner letter
25E10-S1 Emissions
2026-07-02 · Unknown Or Other
NEW VEHICLE DELIVERY HOLD - Emissions Recall 25E10 - Supplement #1 Certain 2018-2020 Model Year F-150 Vehicles With 3.3L Engines and 2016-2019 Model Year Explorer, Taurus, and Flex Vehicles With 3.5L Engines Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Reprogramming
25N17 Other
2026-03-25 · Back Over Prevention — Rearview System Braking
Advance Notice – Customer Satisfaction Program 25N17 Certain 2015-2025 Model Year Multiple Vehicle Lines Rear View Camera Replacement If Required After Dealer Evaluation
SSM 54601 Service bulletin
2026-02-24 · Electrical System
Ford and Lincoln vehicles equipped with wired keyless entry keypad systems and accessory wireless keyless entry keypad systems may or may not come with a wallet card containing the master code. Unlike the integrated wired keypad, the accessory wireless keypad master code cannot be retrieved from the vehicle using a diagnostic scan tool or from the label printed on the body control module (BCM). Th
TSB 25-2570 Service bulletin
2025-11-26 · Electrical System
This article supersedes TSB 24-2165 to update the TSB Service Procedure. Some vehicles listed in the Model statement above may exhibit various SYNC performance related concerns including but not limited to: Display operation concerns Navigation inoperative Voice recognition concerns Phone connection issues Dropped phone connections Applink related performance Travel Link not present
SSM 54366 Service bulletin
2025-11-12 · Power Train
Some 2015-2021 Ford and Lincoln vehicles may exhibit an illuminated MIL with diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P0011, P0012, P0014, P0015, P0016, P0017, P0018, P0019, P0021, P0022, P0024 and/or P0025. Pinpoint test HK in the Powertrain Control and Emissions Diagnosis (PC/ED) or in Section 303-14 of the Workshop Manual (WSM) has been updated to address this concern.
SSM 53040 Service bulletin
2024-10-10 · Unknown Or Other
While performing a transmission repair on some 2012-2024 Ford and Lincoln vehicles, a transmission seal kit may be on backorder due to supply chain interruptions.
TSB 24-2165 Service bulletin
2024-05-27 · Unknown Or Other
This article supersedes TSB 21-2175 to update the TSB Service Procedure. Some 2016 MKS, 2016-2017 Navigator, 2016-2018 F-150/Focus/C-MAX/Edge/Fiesta/MKX/Transit Connect/Mustang, 2017-2018 Continental/Fusion/MKZ, 2017-2019 Explorer, 2016-2019 Escape/MKC/Flex/MKT/Taurus/Transit/Expedition/F-Super Duty, and 2018-2019 EcoSport vehicles equipped with SYNC 3 may experience various SYNC performance relat

A service bulletin is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a known condition. It is not a recall, not a finding that the vehicle is defective, and the work is not automatically free — though a bulletin is often what a dealer works from when you describe a symptom, so quoting the document number can save a diagnosis. The count is every communication filed; the list shows the most recent, one entry per campaign, because a single campaign is usually filed as several documents on the same day. The summaries are NHTSA's; the full documents come from the manufacturer.

Diagnostic trouble codes on file

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints

Codes documented against this model year in the federal record. A code appearing here does not mean this vehicle will set it — it means the code is part of this nameplate-year's documented history.

Code	What it means	Most often filed under	Where it appears
P0011 P0011 on Ford →	Camshaft timing on bank 1 is more advanced than commanded.	Power Train	5 bulletins
P0012 P0012 on Ford →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Power Train	5 bulletins
P0014 P0014 on Ford →	The second camshaft on bank 1 is timed further advanced than commanded.	Power Train	5 bulletins
P0015 P0015 on Ford →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Power Train	5 bulletins
P0016 P0016 on Ford →	The crankshaft and camshaft are not where they should be relative to each other — timing, chain or phaser.	Power Train	5 bulletins
P0017 P0017 on Ford →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Power Train	5 bulletins
P0018 P0018 on Ford →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Power Train	5 bulletins
P0019 P0019 on Ford →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Power Train	5 bulletins
P0021 P0021 on Ford →	Camshaft timing on bank 2 is more advanced than commanded.	Power Train	5 bulletins
P0022 P0022 on Ford →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Power Train	5 bulletins
P0024 P0024 on Ford →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Power Train	5 bulletins
P0025 P0025 on Ford →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Power Train	5 bulletins

Generic codes (the second character is 0 or 2) mean the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States. Manufacturer-specific codes (1 or 3) mean whatever the automaker assigned, and no honest source can define them for you — which is why the ones here carry the evidence instead of a definition. A code is a link when enough separate federal documents name it across the catalogue to be worth a page of its own; the rest are listed here, where the vehicle is the context that makes them mean something.

At the New York inspection station

Source: New York State DMV

New York inspections 1.8%

failed emissions

772 initial inspections of 717 vehicles.

Measure	The 2017 Taurus	Every 2017 vehicle	Behind it
Failed the emissions check	1.8%	3.7%	768
Failed the safety inspection	1.7%	2.1%	772
Air-bag warning lamp stayed lit	0.26%	0.25%	772
Miles driven a year	9,729	10,048	odometer at inspection
Average odometer	90,559	93,238	odometer at inspection

New York’s emissions test on these model years is an on-board diagnostics check: it fails a car whose check-engine light is on or whose self-tests have not finished. First inspections only, so a car that failed and came back is counted once; private and special plates, not taxis, livery or commercial plates. A rate appears only where at least 200 inspections stand behind it. “Every 2017 vehicle” is every 2017 model-year car, SUV and pickup inspected in the same window, all makes. This is the state’s record of test results, not a reliability score by itself. Source: New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, Vehicle Inspections (data.ny.gov, Open NY terms).

Taurus by model year

all years, side by side →

Year Safety Recalls Complaints

2019 B 2 18 21 mpg 2018 C 4 52 21 mpg 2017 this page C 4 44 23 mpg 2016 C 4 85 23 mpg

Common questions about the 2017 Taurus

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Does the 2017 Ford Taurus have any recalls?

NHTSA has posted 4 recall campaigns for the 2017 Ford Taurus. The most serious on file is 25V611000, covering Structure. 1 of them was filed with no repair available at the time — NHTSA's file records what the manufacturer had in hand on the filing date, not what exists today. Check your own VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a recall applies to specific build ranges, not every car.

How safe is the 2017 Ford Taurus?

NHTSA gave the 2017 Ford Taurus 5 stars overall in its New Car Assessment Program tests — 5-star frontal crash, 5-star side crash, 4-star rollover. WhichTrim also grades it C (75/100) on its recall record, which is a different question from crash protection.

What is the fuel economy of the 2017 Ford Taurus?

Across the 6 EPA-rated configurations of the 2017 Ford Taurus, the best EPA combined figure is 23 mpg. Figures are the EPA's own, per configuration, and every one is listed above.

What are the dimensions of the 2017 Ford Taurus?

Transport Canada measured it at 203.1 in long, 76.4 in wide (body, without mirrors), 60.6 in tall, on a 113.0 in wheelbase. Curb weight: 4,017–4,228 lb depending on configuration. Those are its measurements of the North American versions; every figure is in the table above.

What do owners complain about on the 2017 Ford Taurus?

Owners have filed 44 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 Ford Taurus, most often about electrical system, unspecified, structure. Of those, 1 involved a crash, 1 reported injuries. Complaints are unverified owner reports, so treat the pattern as a signal and the individual report as an anecdote.

How clean is the 2017 Ford Taurus?

The EPA smog rating for the 2017 Ford Taurus is 6 out of 10. That score covers tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, and it only compares vehicles within the same model year. It is certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S. Its configurations were certified to different standards — Federal Tier 3 Bin 125, LEV-II ULEV — which the table above lists per configuration.

Are there service bulletins for the 2017 Ford Taurus?

The manufacturer has filed 102 service bulletins and related communications with NHTSA for the 2017 Ford Taurus, most often covering electrical system, equipment, engine. The most recent is dated 2026-09-30. A bulletin is not a recall: it is the repair procedure a manufacturer sends its dealers for a condition it knows about, and the work is not automatically paid for. It is still worth knowing — if the symptom matches, quoting the bulletin number at the service desk can save a diagnosis. The document numbers and summaries are listed above.

How does the 2017 Ford Taurus do at state inspection?

In New York’s inspection lanes over the 12 months to Oct 10, 2026, the 2017 Ford Taurus failed the emissions check on 1.8% of first inspections — lower than the 3.7% for every 2017 model-year vehicle inspected; and the safety inspection on 1.7% (every 2017 vehicle: 2.1%). The figures are New York State DMV’s own inspection records, first inspections only, and the table above sets each one against every vehicle of the same model year.

What we hold, and what an empty row means

Paid vehicle-history reports will not tell you the difference between “nothing happened to this car” and “we never received that record” — both of the big two say as much in their own help pages. Most of what is on this page comes from complete federal registers, so we can tell you which is which, row by row.

Data	Held	Source	What it covers — or what empty means
Fuel economy & configurations	6 configurations	EPA certification records	Every configuration the EPA certified for sale, with its own test figures.
Emission certificates	6 configurations	EPA emission certificates	Smog rating, standard and the sales area that decides where the car can be sold new.
Recalls	4	NHTSA recall campaigns	A complete federal register: every campaign covering this model year, with severity and advisory flags.
Owner complaints	44	NHTSA complaint database	Also complete, but unverified: these are reports owners filed, not findings. Counts scale with how many were sold.
Crash ratings	2 tested	NHTSA NCAP	Only the configurations NHTSA chose to crash-test, which is never all of them.
Service bulletins	102	NHTSA manufacturer communications	Everything the manufacturer told its dealers about a defect or malfunction, short of a recall.
Investigations	none	NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation	No defect investigation has been opened.
Driver-assist crash reports	none	NHTSA Standing General Order 2021-01	No report has been filed. Only entities named in the order report, and only crashes they hear of — so this is also what an unequipped car, or a manufacturer without telematics, looks like.
Specifications filed with NHTSA	11 fields	NHTSA vPIC, decoded from VIN patterns	What the manufacturer filed under the federal VIN rule — a configuration, not the full trim ladder.
Measured dimensions	7 fields	Transport Canada, Canadian Vehicle Specifications	Length, width, height, wheelbase, track and curb weight, measured on the North American versions.
Trims, pricing & equipment	none	Manufacturer press kit	We have not transcribed a press kit for this model year yet. This is our gap, not the manufacturer's — the one row here where an empty cell means we are behind.

Rebuilt nightly; this page was generated 2026-10-26. Every figure above is traceable to the source named beside it, and the JSON for this page carries the same values with their identifiers.

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). The most serious recall counts in full and each further one counts 85% of the one before, because a vehicle sold in millions is recalled more often than a rare one without being more dangerous — and because a flat subtraction bottomed the scale out, scoring a vehicle with 22 recalls within a point of one with six. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Read it as what it counts: recall campaigns on the federal record, weighted by severity. The damping reduces the sales bias by roughly 40% but does not remove it: like our complaint counts, this is not normalized by how many were sold, so a best-seller still scores somewhat worse than an obscure model with the same real risk. NHTSA crash ratings, do-not-drive and park-outside advisories, and the crash, fire, injury and death counts in owner complaints are reported separately on every page and never blended into the letter — a vehicle can hold five stars and a poor letter at once, and where that happens we say so rather than leave you to notice. Because the scale subtracts from a clean sheet, a model year too new to have been recalled, complained about or bulletined scores full marks on an empty record; we label those grades provisional rather than present them as earned.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed nightly.

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2017 Ford Taurus

Specs & fuel economy

Emissions & certification

Specifications filed with NHTSA

Dimensions Exterior

Engine Basics

Engine Output

Fuel Economy

Seating

Transmission

Driver assistance

Dimensions & weight

Factory warranty running out?

Recalls (4)

Structure

Suspension

Power Train

Steering

Whether any of this applies to one specific Taurus

Hear about a recall before the letter does

Parts & accessories for the 2017 Ford Taurus

Owner complaints

Most-cited components

In owners' own words

When owners reported it

miles, typically

Crash ratings

Service bulletins & campaigns

Diagnostic trouble codes on file

At the New York inspection station

failed emissions

Taurus by model year

Common questions about the 2017 Taurus

Does the 2017 Ford Taurus have any recalls?

How safe is the 2017 Ford Taurus?

What is the fuel economy of the 2017 Ford Taurus?

What are the dimensions of the 2017 Ford Taurus?

What do owners complain about on the 2017 Ford Taurus?

How clean is the 2017 Ford Taurus?

Are there service bulletins for the 2017 Ford Taurus?

How does the 2017 Ford Taurus do at state inspection?

What we hold, and what an empty row means

Where to go next

Sources & method