Ford Explorer

Common Explorer problems

Across 11 model years (2015–2025), the Ford Explorer carries 179 recall campaigns on record. Owners have filed 9,169 complaints with NHTSA, which has opened 19 investigations. Crash-test ratings cover 11 of 11 model years. Choose a year below for the full report.

Safety record by model year

Counts are raw NHTSA figures and are not normalized by how many were sold, so a high-volume year tends to show more of everything.

Year	Recalls	Complaints	Report link
2025	20	104	Report
2024	10	21	Report
2023	15	110	Report
2022	24	268	Report
2021	26	441	Report
2020	33	1,228	Report
2019	6	299	Report
2018	7	731	Report
2017	14	1,706	Report
2016	15	2,460	Report
2015	9	1,801	Report

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