The Lemon Index$760 middle bill · most between $521 and $986
Lower than the $900 middle bill owners of all 77 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 85,000 miles (45 reports).
Ford Taurus owners reported paying a median of $760 for a strut and shock replacement, with the middle half of bills between $521 and $986. That's from 49 owner reports (49 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $50020%
- $500–$1,00055%
- $1,000–$2,50024%
- $2,500–$5,0000%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 49 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2000 Ford Taurus7$900 middle bill
- 2001 Ford Taurus14$650 middle bill
- 2002 Ford Taurus20$700 middle bill
- 2003 Ford Taurus8$755 middle bill
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
How often owners report the failure
- 2002 Ford Taurus187 complaints name it13% of that year's complaints
- 2001 Ford Taurus96 complaints name it9% of that year's complaints
- 2003 Ford Taurus77 complaints name it6% of that year's complaints
- 2000 Ford Taurus60 complaints name it5% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a struts / shocks. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
Keep going
- Ford Taurus reliability by year
- Strut and shock replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Ford Taurus owners reported
Transmission replacement (19) · Torque converter replacement (14) · Steering rack replacement (11) · Water pump replacement (9) · Brake repair (5)
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 10825359, 10631952, 10532304, 10521177, 10419490, 10416400, 10379760, 10347947, 10332045, 10331846, 10313892, 10305964 and more.
Quick answers
How much does strut and shock replacement cost on a Ford Taurus?
Ford Taurus owners reported a median of $760, and the middle half paid $521 to $986, from 49 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Ford Taurus strut and shock replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Ford Taurus middle bill of $760 is lower than the $900 owners of all 77 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Ford Taurus repair costs come from?
From 49 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Which Ford Taurus years report this failure most?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2002 (187), 2001 (96), 2003 (77) Ford Taurus named it most. Raw counts, not a failure rate.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.