Where each one leads
Ford Taurus
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2019 Ford Taurus uses 11.5 l/100 km, the 2021 Subaru WRX STI 12.8.
Subaru WRX STI
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Ford Taurus | Subaru WRX STI | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1981–2019 | 2004–2023 |
| New cars registered in Europe | — | 2,274 (2010–2018) |
| Generations on record | 5 | — |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Ford Taurus | Subaru WRX STI | |
|---|---|---|
| New York safety inspections failed | 2.4% | — |
| … against cars of the same year | +11% | — |
| US owner complaints | 18,169 | 19 |
| Most complaints about | Suspension | Unknown or other |
| Model year with most complaints | 1993 (1,557) | 2008 (3) |
| US recall campaigns | 69 | 2 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 2,984 | 2,152 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 188 | — |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Safety
| Ford Taurus | Subaru WRX STI | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 5★ (2019) | — |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Ford Taurus | Subaru WRX STI | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 11.5 l/100 km (2019) | 12.8 l/100 km (2021) |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | — | 221 kW (296 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | — | 1,596 kg |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).