Ford Explorer problems by model year
NHTSA has 34,623 owner complaints on file across 44 model years of the Ford Explorer. The model year with the most complaints is 2002 (3,295).
Model years ranked by complaints
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls | Page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3,295 | 4 | 2002 Ford Explorer problems |
| 2016 | 2,462 | 14 | 2016 Ford Explorer problems |
| 2013 | 2,237 | 11 | 2013 Ford Explorer problems |
| 1998 | 1,959 | 9 | |
| 2015 | 1,809 | 8 | |
| 1997 | 1,731 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 1,703 | 13 | |
| 2014 | 1,682 | 6 | |
| 1996 | 1,450 | 6 | |
| 1999 | 1,348 | 9 | |
| 2004 | 1,304 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1,240 | 33 | |
| 1994 | 1,207 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 1,197 | 6 | |
| 2003 | 1,131 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 952 | 9 | |
| 1993 | 939 | 6 | |
| 1995 | 843 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 829 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 734 | 7 | |
| 1992 | 633 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 630 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 609 | 8 | |
| 2005 | 497 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 447 | 26 | |
| 2001 | 375 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 299 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 270 | 24 | |
| 2007 | 208 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 148 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 115 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 111 | 15 | |
| 2025 | 106 | 20 | |
| 2026 | 42 | 14 | |
| 2009 | 33 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 21 | 10 | |
| 1990 | 12 | 0 | |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA. Counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular models collect more of them. Data as of 2026-10-22.