Enter the 17-character VIN of your Ford Taurus to see the factory basics. Free, with no registration.
Look on the dashboard, the driver's door frame or in the registration document.
Type all 17 characters. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN.
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Enter the 17 characters of a Ford Taurus VIN and the free decoder, which needs no registration, reads the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture. Our data for the Taurus covers 14 versions, from Ford Taurus I and Ford Taurus I Station Wagon through Ford Taurus VI (facelift 2013) to Ford Taurus VII (China), with model years from 1986 to 2022. Bodies are Sedan and Wagon, and power runs from 89 to 365 hp.
A VIN does not contain accidents, mileage, theft or owners, so the decoded result says nothing about how a particular Taurus has been used. That information comes from a paid vehicle history report, and on a car you are viewing it is worth checking that the VIN on the car matches the one in the papers.
1986 - 2022
Production years
89 - 365 hp
Power
2
Body styles
14
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Taurus I | 1986 - 1991 | Sedan | 89 - 223 hp |
| Ford Taurus I Station Wagon | 1986 - 1991 | Wagon | 89 - 142 hp |
| Ford Taurus II | 1992 - 1995 | Sedan | 141 - 223 hp |
| Ford Taurus II Station Wagon | 1992 - 1995 | Wagon | 141 hp |
| Ford Taurus III | 1995 - 1999 | Sedan | 145 - 238 hp |
| Ford Taurus III Station Wagon | 1995 - 1999 | Wagon | 147 - 203 hp |
| Ford Taurus IV | 2000 - 2007 | Sedan | 155 - 201 hp |
| Ford Taurus IV Station Wagon | 2000 - 2005 | Wagon | 155 - 201 hp |
| Ford Taurus V | 2007 - 2009 | Sedan | 263 hp |
| Ford Taurus VI | 2009 - 2012 | Sedan | 263 - 365 hp |
| Ford Taurus VI (facelift 2013) | 2013 - 2019 | Sedan | 240 - 365 hp |
| Ford Taurus VII (China) | 2015 - 2019 | Sedan | 181 - 329 hp |
| Ford Taurus VII (China, facelift 2019) | 2019 - 2022 | Sedan | 245 hp |
| Ford Taurus VIII (Middle East) | 2022 | Sedan | 232 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Ford Taurus, with model years 1986 - 2022 in our data, these are the characters to expect. The letters repeat every 30 years, so always confirm the year against the car itself.
On the driver's side, visible through the windshield.
On a sticker on the door frame or the edge of the door.
Printed in the vehicle registration or title.
Stamped on the firewall or the frame on many models.
A VIN is built from six parts, and each one says something about the vehicle. Our guides explain how to read it and what it can and cannot tell you.
Enter the 17-character VIN and see the factory basics in seconds.
Our data lists model years 1986 - 2022 across 14 versions of the Ford Taurus. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Ford Taurus the characters to expect are X (1999), Y (2000), 1 (2001), 2 (2002), 3 (2003), 4 (2004), 5 (2005), 6 (2006), 7 (2007), 8 (2008), 9 (2009), A (2010), B (2011), C (2012), D (2013), E (2014), F (2015), G (2016), H (2017), J (2018), K (2019), L (2020), M (2021), N (2022).
14 versions, in 2 body styles, with power up to 365 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
The 10th character gives the model year, and the decoder shows it together with the manufacturer and country. Match that year and the body (Sedan or Wagon) against the version names, such as Ford Taurus III or Ford Taurus III Station Wagon, and then check the registration document and the power figure, which in our data ranges from 89 to 365 hp.
All 17 characters must be identical on the car, in the registration papers and in the sales paperwork. Letters I, O and Q never appear in a VIN, so one of those points to a misread or a mistake. The model year in the 10th character should also fit the year stated in the documents.
It will not show accidents, mileage, theft records or previous owners, because none of that is stored in the VIN. It also cannot say how a car has been maintained or what condition it is in today.