2016 Ford Taurus problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Back Over Prevention (21) · Steering (8) · Fuel/Propulsion System (6)
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48 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (4)
Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camera 2025-10-13 · campaign 25V695000 · 1,448,655 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2019 Flex, 2015 Explorer, Lincoln MKT, Lincoln MKZ, 2015-2016 C-Max, Escape, Taurus, 2016 Fusion, 2018-2019 Taurus, 2019 Lincoln MKT, Fiesta, and 2020 Mustang vehicles. The rearview camera may display a distorted, intermittent, or blank image when the vehicle is in reverse.
Risk: A rearview camera that fails to properly display an image can reduce the driver’s view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the rearview camera as necessary, free of charge. This will be a phased campaign, with the remedy becoming available in different phases based on model and model years. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on October 25, 2025. Additional letters will be mailed once the final remedy is available on each phase. Mustang owner notification letters were mailed January 2, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford'
Structure:exterior Trim 2025-09-12 · campaign 25V611000 · 101,944 vehicles
Defect: 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.
Suspension:rear 2020-02-10 · campaign 20V072000 · 211,207 vehicles
Defect: 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
Engine And Engine Cooling:engine:gasoline:turbo/Supercharger 2016-12-22 · campaign 16V925000 · 1,163 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2016 Ford Taurus, 2016-2017 Ford Flex, Lincoln MKT, 2017 Ford Explorer and Ford Explorer Police Interceptor Utility vehicles equipped with 3.5L GTDI engines. Improperly brazed turbocharger oil supply tubes may leak oil on engine components.
Risk: An oil leak, in the presence of an ignition source, increases the risk of a fire.
Fix: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect, and if necessary, replace the turbocharger oil supply tubes, free of charge. The recall began on January 31, 2017. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 16S46.
Service bulletins (111)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2026-09-30 · 25E10-S1 · Other
25e10-s1 owner letter
Unknown Or Other 2026-07-02 · 25E10-S1 · Emissions
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
Unknown Or Other 2026-02-24 · SSM 54601 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
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
Electrical System 2025-11-26 · TSB 25-2570 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
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 co
Power Train 2025-11-12 · SSM 54366 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
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 th
Unknown Or Other 2024-10-10 · SSM 53040 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
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.
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What owners report
2026-10-26 · Back Over Prevention“the contact owns a 2016 ford taurus. the contact stated that while reversing, the rear-view camera displayed a blank image. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. the manufacturer was contacted and made aware of the failure.…”
2026-10-22 · Back Over Prevention“the contact owns a 2016 ford taurus. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 25v69500 (back over prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. the contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. while reversing, the rear-view camera intermittent…”
2026-10-19 · Back Over Prevention · 64,000 mi“the contact owns a 2016 ford taurus. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention); however, the part to complete the recall repair was unavailable. the local dealer was contacted, and it was confirmed that the part was not available. the contact stated the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of …”
2026-10-19 · Back Over Prevention · 70,000 mi“the contact owns a 2016 ford taurus. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention); however, the parts needed to complete the recall repair were unavailable. the contact stated that while reversing, the rearview camera displayed an inverted image or occasionally displayed a blank image. the dealer was…”
2026-10-13 · Unknown Or Other“ford has failed to remedy the safety recall campaign 25sa9/25v695 for my vehicle in a timely manner. a rear view camera that displays a blank or distorted image while in reverse can reduce or distort the drivers view of what is behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash. their own stated deadline has passed.…”
2026-10-07 · Unknown Or Other“in october 2025 a recall was announced concerning the rear view camera in my vehicle. a remedy date was provided to nhtsa by ford with a date range ending july 3 2026. as of october 07 2026 my vin is still showing remedy not available. just last month my rear view camera has started to malfunction and most of the time it either shows a black screen…”
2026-09-17 · Back Over Prevention: Rearview System Braking“the rear-view camera on my 2016 ford taurus limited intermittently malfunctions when the vehicle is placed in reverse. the displayed image flickers and sometimes appears upside down/inverted. the vehicle also sometimes produces inappropriate warning beeps while reversing. there were no warning lamps or messages before the problem began. the malfun…”
2026-08-26 · Back Over Prevention · 160,000 mi“the contact owns a 2016 ford taurus. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. the contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the contact stated that while reversing, the rear…”
2026-08-10 · Unknown Or Other“i own a 2016 ford taurus limited that is covered under ford safety recall 25sa9 / nhtsa recall 25v-695 for the rearview camera. i received the recall notification in october 2025 stating that a remedy was not yet available and that i would receive another notification once parts became available. nearly 10 months later, i contacted my local ford …”
2026-07-27 · Structure · 156,000 mi“the contact owns a 2016 ford taurus. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 25v611000 (structure); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the passenger’s side b-pillar trim became loosened. the failure progressed and, upon further inspection, the…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.