Ford Taurus MPG by year — every rating on record

The Ford Taurus has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 34 model years, from 1986 to 2019. Across those years its best rated version returned 26 mpg (2014) and its thirstiest returned 19 mpg (1988). The EPA record holds 119 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Large Cars.

Year-by-year EPA ratings

Where it has stood in its class

Ranked against every other nameplate the EPA filed under the same class that year. The Ford Taurus placed highest in 2008 at #4 of 44, and lowest in 2018 at #49 of 77. It spent 32 of its 34 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 119 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 6 of 12 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Taurus fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2019 Ford Taurus burns 548 to 605 gallons depending on configuration. Below is what that costs at three pump prices, and how much more the thirstiest configuration costs than the most efficient one.

EPA’s own estimate for the 2019 model year is $2,950 to $3,300 a year in fuel, or $5,250 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Large Cars

Across the 305 nameplates EPA classifies as Large Cars, the median best combined rating is 21 mpg. At 21 mpg the Ford Taurus is exactly at the median.

• All Large Cars rankings — every nameplate in the class, best to worst.

Other Ford nameplates

Every Ford model compared → — all nameplates ranked by best combined rating, with what each one costs a year.