Ford Taurus · Engine family · 3 offered

Ford Taurus 3.0L six-cylinder

This is the 3.0L six-cylinder as the VIN decodes it on the Taurus — one mechanical family, every trim it was fitted to. Rated at 130–220 hp. We decode it on 61,464 VINs across 145 factory builds, and 297 listings are reported active. The configuration price reference is $4,500.

Cylinders
6
Power
130–220 hp
Induction
Naturally aspirated
Fuel
Gasoline · Flex-fuel
Fitted
1989–2007

◷ Updated October 18, 2026 ▤ National asking prices, refreshed nightly

$4,500
Configuration price reference
297
On sale today with the 3.0L 6-cyl
1989–2007
Model years it was fitted
145
Factory configurations
61,464
Taurus VINs decoded with it

The price reference is the median of configuration medians, not the median of all active cars. Each configuration has equal weight. Configurations with at least 3 priced listings are used when available; otherwise the reference uses the configurations with a recorded price. Model years, mileage and condition vary. Open a model-year report below for its asking prices across all engines.

Where the 3.0L 6-cyl sits in the Taurus engine lineup

Every engine family this model was sold with, ordered by size. The bar spans the model years recorded for it; the price is a reference across priced configurations, with each configuration weighted equally. Older engines look cheaper because the cars are older — overlapping years alone do not match the vehicles by age, trim, mileage or condition.

2.0L 4-cyl turbo
2013–2017
$8,999
237–240 hp · 55 on sale
3.0L 6-cyl this page
1989–2007
$4,500
130–220 hp · 297 on sale
3.5L 6-cyl turbo
2008–2019
$8,995
263–365 hp · 2,428 on sale

3 engine families, one nameplate. Open the Ford Taurus price hub to compare them side by side, or to jump into any of the others.

Which Taurus years got a 3.0L 6-cyl engine

Every model year this engine was fitted to, newest first. The bar is how much of the family's VIN volume sits in that year — long bars are the years this engine was everywhere.

Year Share of VINs VINs On sale Builds
2007 7,436 46 4 2006 8,509 45 6 2005 5,246 19 10 2004 7,537 37 20 2003 9,635 39 21 2002 5,307 31 20 2001 5,528 28 17 2000 4,283 21 11
1999 2,715 9 6
1998 1,528 5 6
1997 1,325 5 5
1996 947 5 5
1995 654 2 2
1994 334 1 2
1993 216 1 3
1992 103 1 2
1991 60 — 2
1990 37 — 1
1989 64 2 2

VIN counts come from our decode of the model's build patterns, not from live listings. A year link opens the full Taurus report for that year — every engine of the model, not just this one.

145 factory configurations with this engine

Each one is a distinct build as the VIN decodes it — trim, body, gearbox and equipment. Open a build sheet for its full spec and the VINs recorded on it.

2006

1 build
2006 Taurus SE 1fafp53u Sedan · 155 hp

2004

7 builds
2004 Taurus LX 1fafp522 Sedan · 155 hp 2004 Taurus SE 1fafp582 155 hp 2004 Taurus SE 1fafp532 Sedan · 155 hp 2004 Taurus SE 1fahp532 Sedan · 155 hp 2004 Taurus SE 1fafp58u 155 hp 2004 Taurus SE 1fahp552 Sedan · 155 hp 2004 Taurus SE 1fahp55s Sedan · 200 hp

2003

2 builds
2003 Taurus SE 1fafp56s Sedan · 200 hp 2003 Taurus SE 1fafp58s 200 hp

2002

5 builds
2002 Taurus SE 1fafp532 Sedan · 155 hp 2002 Taurus SE 1fahp53u Sedan · 155 hp 2002 Taurus SE 1fafp56s Sedan · 200 hp 2002 Taurus SE 1fafp582 155 hp 2002 Taurus SE 1fafp59s 200 hp

2001

1 build
2001 Taurus SEL/SE Comfort/SE Comfort Wagon 1fafp56s Sedan · 200 hp

2000

2 builds
2000 Taurus LX 1fafp522 Sedan · 145 hp 2000 Taurus SEL/SE Comfort/SE Comfort Wagon 1fafp56s Sedan · 200 hp

1999

2 builds
1999 Taurus SE 1fafp58u 145 hp 1999 Taurus SE 1fafp58s 200 hp

1996

2 builds
1996 Taurus LX 1falp53s Sedan 1996 Taurus GL 1falp57u

1993

1 build
1993 Taurus GL 1facp57u 130 hp

1992

1 build
1992 Taurus GL 1facp52u Sedan · 130 hp

Showing the 24 most-built configurations of 145. Every 2006 Taurus build →

The 3.0L 6-cyl Taurus: common questions

Which Taurus years have the 3.0L 6-cyl?

1989–2007, without a break — 19 model years in our VIN decode, across 145 factory configurations and 61,464 VINs.

What does a 3.0L 6-cyl Taurus cost?

$4,500 is a configuration price reference: the median of configuration medians, with each priced configuration weighted equally. It is not a listing-level median or a valuation of an individual car. The year-by-year ladder shows VIN and inventory counts; its links open model-year price reports covering all engines.

3.0L 6-cyl Taurus on the market

Individual vehicles carrying this engine, each with its own listing-history page. The sample is pinned to fixed VIN buckets, so it does not reshuffle day to day.