Ford Explorer Recalls & Problems by Year

Owner complaints by model year

Recalls by model year

The red bar marks the 2002 model, the year owners complained about most. Hover a bar for the exact number; the table below lists every year.

Year	Recalls	Owner complaints	Crashes	Safety rating
2027 Ford Explorer	1	0	0	n/a
2026 Ford Explorer	14	44	3	n/a
2025 Ford Explorer	20	107	8	n/a
2024 Ford Explorer	10	21	2	n/a
2023 Ford Explorer	15	113	7	n/a
2022 Ford Explorer	24	271	17	n/a
2021 Ford Explorer	26	452	14	n/a
2020 Ford Explorer	33	1,249	37	n/a
2019 Ford Explorer	6	300	2	n/a
2018 Ford Explorer	7	734	16	n/a
2017 Ford Explorer	13	1,704	34	n/a
2016 Ford Explorer	14	2,465	39	n/a
2015 Ford Explorer	8	1,814	37	n/a
2014 Ford Explorer	6	1,684	32	n/a
2013 Ford Explorer	11	2,237	44	n/a
2012 Ford Explorer	5	830	10	n/a
2011 Ford Explorer	6	1,198	30	n/a
2010 Ford Explorer	1	115	8	n/a
2009 Ford Explorer	0	33	5	n/a
2008 Ford Explorer	1	148	6	n/a
2007 Ford Explorer	1	208	11	n/a
2006 Ford Explorer	1	630	13	n/a
2005 Ford Explorer	0	497	22	n/a
2004 Ford Explorer	0	1,304	58	n/a
2003 Ford Explorer	2	1,131	60	n/a
2002 Ford Explorer	4	3,295	144	n/a
2001 Ford Explorer	6	375	64	n/a
2000 Ford Explorer	9	952	101	n/a
1999 Ford Explorer	9	1,348	115	n/a
1998 Ford Explorer	9	1,959	181	n/a
1997 Ford Explorer	7	1,731	155	n/a
1996 Ford Explorer	6	1,450	197	n/a
1995 Ford Explorer	5	843	84	n/a
1994 Ford Explorer	4	1,207	109	n/a
1993 Ford Explorer	6	939	86	n/a
1992 Ford Explorer	4	633	47	n/a
1991 Ford Explorer	8	609	57	n/a
1990 Ford Explorer	0	12	2	n/a

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