2016 Ford Taurus

large car / 4-door sedan

Crashworthiness

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

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle
Optional system	Basic

Seat belts & child restraints

Evaluation criteria	Rating
LATCH ease of use

Other available safety features

Optional blind spot detection
Optional lane departure warning
Optional lane departure prevention

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.

Evaluation criteria	Rating

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

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
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

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
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

About the small overlap front test

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.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
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

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
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

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
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

About the original moderate overlap front test

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.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
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

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.

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
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

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
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

About the original side crash test

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

About the roof strength test

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

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

Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle

System details

Optional Collision Warning with Brake Support

Package name

Optional Adaptive Cruise Control and Forward Collision Warning

Overall evaluation

Applies to 2015-19 models

Basic

with optional equipment

This system meets the requirements for forward collision warning.
Autobrake not available.

About the original front crash prevention test

Child seat anchors

Rating applies to 2015-19 models

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Vehicle trim	Limited
Seat type	leather

This vehicle has 2 rear seating positions with complete child seat attachment (LATCH) hardware.

It has 1 additional seating position with a tether anchor and the ability to borrow lower anchors from the other seating positions.

Note: When anchors are borrowed, they aren't available to use in their designated positions.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Vehicle trim	Limited
Seat type	leather

Rating icon	Rating
G	Good
A	Acceptable
M	Marginal
P	Poor
	Seating positions that rely on borrowed lower anchors or have only a tether anchor available are not rated.
thether anchor symbol	Tether anchor
lower anchor symbol	Lower anchors
shared lower achors symbol	Lower anchor(s) can be borrowed from adjacent positions(s)
	No hardware available

Details by seating position

Position	Rating
1
1	Tether anchor
	easy-to-find location
	no other hardware could be confused for anchor
	Lower anchors
	too deep in seat
	not too much force needed to attach
	easy to maneuver around anchors
2
2	Tether anchor
	easy-to-find location
	no other hardware could be confused for anchor
	Lower anchors
	Can be borrowed from 1 and 3
3
3	Tether anchor
	easy-to-find location
	no other hardware could be confused for anchor
	Lower anchors
	too deep in seat
	not too much force needed to attach
	easy to maneuver around anchors

Technical measurements for this test

Lower anchor A
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	0-2
Force (lbs)	12
Clearance angle (degrees)	70
Lower anchor B
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	2-4
Force (lbs)	23
Clearance angle (degrees)	62
Tether anchor
Location	Rear deck
Confusing hardware present	No
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor	No
Tether anchors can be accessed while seatback is properly positioned for use of LATCH	Not measured

Lower anchor A
Lower latch is shared for this seat position
Lower anchor B
Lower latch is shared for this seat position
Tether anchor
Location	Rear deck
Confusing hardware present	No
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor	No
Tether anchors can be accessed while seatback is properly positioned for use of LATCH	Not measured

Lower anchor A
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	2-4
Force (lbs)	18
Clearance angle (degrees)	66
Lower anchor B
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	0-2
Force (lbs)	17
Clearance angle (degrees)	70
Tether anchor
Location	Rear deck
Confusing hardware present	No
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor	No
Tether anchors can be accessed while seatback is properly positioned for use of LATCH	Not measured

About the child seat anchor evaluation