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Ford Explorer: Best & Worst Years

Ford Explorer: 4 model years indexed, 3,441 NHTSA owner complaints and 40 recall campaigns on record. Best year 2016, worst 2015.

Ford Explorer — Photo: Wikimedia Commons · open the model page

Year-by-year data table

Best year in our data: 2016 (score 80). Worst: 2015 (score 25, AVOID).

Year	Score	Verdict	NHTSA complaints	Recalls
2016	80	BUY	0	12
2015	25	AVOID	1768	9
2014	32	AVOID	1673	7
2013	70	BUY	0	12

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Sources: NHTSA, EPA · Methodology · Updated 2026-08-20