2013 Ford Taurus

large car / 4-door sedan

2013 Ford Taurus 4-door sedan
2012 Ford Taurus shown

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Small overlap front: driver-side
Moderate overlap front: original test
Side: original test
Roof strength
Head restraints & seats

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle
Optional system
Basic

Other available safety features

  • Optional blind spot detection

Key

  • G
    Good
  • A
    Acceptable
  • M
    Marginal
  • P
    Poor
  • Superior
  • Advanced
  • Basic

Some ratings use a scale of Poor to Good. Others range from Basic to Superior.

Small overlap front: driver-side

Rating applies to 2013-19 models

Tested vehicle: 2017 Ford Taurus SE 4-door

The Ford Taurus was redesigned for the 2010 model year. Beginning with the 2013 model year, the side curtain airbags were lengthened to improve occupant protection in small overlap frontal crashes.

Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Hip/thigh
Lower leg/foot
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics

Action shot taken during the small overlap frontal crash test.

The dummy's position in relation to the door frame, steering wheel, and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained reasonably well.

The frontal and side curtain airbags worked well together to keep the head from coming close to any stiff structure or outside objects that could cause injury.

Intrusion of the door hinge pillar, parking brake pedal, and instrument panel contributed to a significant risk of injury to the left lower leg.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID CEN1711
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm) 13
Footrest (cm) 6
Left toepan (cm) 5
Brake pedal (cm) 3
Parking brake (cm) 11
Rocker panel lateral average (cm) 4
Upper occupant compartment
Steering column 4
Upper hinge pillar max (cm) 11
Upper dash (cm) 9
Lower instrument panel (cm) 8

Driver injury measures

Test ID CEN1711
Head
HIC-15 42
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.8
Extension bending moment (Nm) 15
Maximum Nij 0.18
Chest maximum compression (mm) 20
Femur (kN)
Left 2.2
Right 0.0
Knee displacement (mm)
Left 4
Right 0
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left 0
Right 0
Maximum tibia index
Left 1.19
Right 0.41
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left 2.5
Right 0.0
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 63
Right 26

How the driver-side small overlap front test is conducted

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2010-19 models

Tested vehicle: 2010 Ford Taurus Limited 4-door 4WD

The Ford Taurus was re-engineered and restyled for the 2010 model year. Moderate overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Ford as part of frontal crash test verification.

Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Leg/foot, left
Leg/foot, right
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID VTF0821
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm) 5
Left (cm) 6
Center (cm) 7
Right (cm) 7
Brake pedal (cm) 3
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm) 3
Right (cm) 2
Steering column movement
Upward (cm) 1
Rearward (cm) -2
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) 1

Driver injury measures

Test ID VTF0821
Head
HIC-15 178
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.3
Extension bending moment (Nm) 13
Maximum Nij 0.33
Chest maximum compression (mm) 39
Legs
Femur force - left (kN) 0.3
Femur force - right (kN) 0.2
Knee displacement - left (mm) 2
Knee displacement - right (mm) 1
Maximum tibia index - left 0.36
Maximum tibia index - right 0.59
Tibia axial force - left (kN) 2.0
Tibia axial force - right (kN) 1.4
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 55
Right 64

How the moderate overlap front test is conducted

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2010-19 models

Tested vehicle: 2010 Ford Taurus SHO 4-door 4WD with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags

The Ford Taurus was re-engineered and restyled for the 2010 model year. Side ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Ford as part of side crash test verification.

Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Driver head protection
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Rear passenger head protection
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID VTS0802
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) -12.0
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Test ID VTS0802
Head HIC-15 123
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.8
Compression (kN) 0.5
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 37
Lateral force (kN) 1.4
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 37
Average deflection (mm) 31
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 4.00
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.50
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 2.6
Acetabulum force (kN) 2.7
Combined force (kN) 5.1
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.1
L-M moment (Nm) 75
A-P moment (Nm) 19

Passenger injury measures

Test ID VTS0802
Head HIC-15 207
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.2
Compression (kN) 0.4
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 34
Lateral force (kN) 1.6
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 43
Average deflection (mm) 33
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 5.10
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.80
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 0.9
Acetabulum force (kN) 3.3
Combined force (kN) 3.6
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.1
L-M moment (Nm) 103
A-P moment (Nm) 24

How the side crash test is conducted

Roof strength

Rating applies to 2010-19 models

Tested vehicle: 2010 Ford Taurus SEL 4-door

Overall evaluation
Curb weight 3,972 lbs
Peak force 16,759 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio 4.22

How the roof strength test is conducted

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Power leather seats with 4-way head restraints

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry
Technical measurements for this test
Seat type Power leather seats with 4-way head restraints
Geometry
Backset (mm) 20
Distance below top of head (mm) 27
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g) 10.1
Head contact time (ms) 57
Force rating 1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N) 42
Max neck tension (N) 529

How the head restraint & seat test is conducted
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.

Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle

System details

  • Optional Collision Warning

Package name

  • Optional 301A + Adaptive Cruise Control

Overall evaluation

Applies to 2013-14 models

Basic
Basic
with optional equipment
  • This system meets the requirements for forward collision warning.
  • Autobrake not available.

How front crash prevention is evaluated