The Lemon Index$2,600 middle bill · most between $1,800 and $3,100
Lower than the $4,500 middle bill owners of all 175 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 75,000 miles (17 reports).
Ford Taurus owners reported paying a median of $2,600 for a transmission replacement, with the middle half of bills between $1,800 and $3,100. That's from 19 owner reports (19 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,0005%
- $1,000–$2,50042%
- $2,500–$5,00053%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 19 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2000 Ford Taurus1too few for a middle
- 2001 Ford Taurus2too few for a middle
- 2002 Ford Taurus1too few for a middle
- 2003 Ford Taurus12$2,800 middle bill
- 2005 Ford Taurus3$2,200 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
- 2003 Ford Taurus96 complaints name it8% of that year's complaints
- 2005 Ford Taurus39 complaints name it5% of that year's complaints
- 2004 Ford Taurus11 complaints name it3% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a transmission failure. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
Engine codes that can lead here: P0700 P0730 P0715 P0720 P0731 P0732 P0733 P0734. A code is where a shop starts, not proof the part failed.
Keep going
- Ford Taurus reliability by year
- Transmission replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Ford Taurus owners reported
Strut and shock replacement (49) · 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): 10717032, 10587221, 10521180, 10503250, 10479750, 10452220, 10449744, 10427497, 10422373, 10390070, 10366828, 10366442 and more.
Quick answers
How much does transmission replacement cost on a Ford Taurus?
Ford Taurus owners reported a median of $2,600, and the middle half paid $1,800 to $3,100, from 19 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Ford Taurus transmission replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Ford Taurus middle bill of $2,600 is lower than the $4,500 owners of all 175 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Ford Taurus repair costs come from?
From 19 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 2003 (96), 2005 (39), 2004 (11) 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.