Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
6
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (6)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-24 | 25V730000 |
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 56,841 | — | Details |
| 2025-08-22 | 25V543000 |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | 213,121 | — | Details |
| 2025-06-03 | 25V371000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | 3 | — | Details |
| 2025-04-11 | 25V239000 |
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE | 24,655 | — | Details |
| 2025-01-17 | 25V020000 |
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 259 | — | Details |
| 2024-10-25 | 24V801000 |
BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE | 391 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Alignment went bad 23489 miles and took to dealer. It was inspected and found out the front cam bushings and bolts were… |
| 2026-03-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | On March 2nd 2026, while operating my 2025 Ford Explorer ST at highway speeds of approximately 78 MPH, the vehicle expe… |
| 2026-02-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2025 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle start… |
| 2026-02-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I am writing to formally report a series of catastrophic and life-threatening mechanical and electronic failures in my … |
| 2026-02-05 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | Yes | 0 | While using Ford Blue Cruise, the Blue Cruise system failed to maintain lane control and fought the driver's steering w… |
| 2026-02-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Car was parked on a driveway, decent grade, with 50 miles left to empty (no low fuel light on). Facing downward. Car … |
| 2026-01-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Ever since I bought that vehicle, it's had system malfunctions. I received three letters directly from Ford explaining … |
| 2026-01-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The vehicle failed the inspection related to Recall 25C42. Since owning the vehicle, I have experienced repeated interm… |
| 2026-01-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Parked vehicle on snowy driveway, went to back to unload personal items from liftgate, and vehicle began sliding backwa… |
| 2025-12-19 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I brought my 2025 Explorer in on 12/19/2025 for a recall check. I mentioned to the Service Advisor that the left rear i… |
| 2025-12-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Front and side curtain air bags failed. Was side swiped and hit a guard rail head on at 60-70 mph. I was going on the … |
| 2025-12-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | We purchased a 2025 Ford Explorer Active RWD and had a couple of issues with it. Twice when starting the car, foot on … |
| 2025-12-07 | SEATS | No | 0 | My wife found an article about this, so I guess it happens to other people as well. I will leave the link that she sent… |
| 2025-12-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | My remote start would not work from inside of a restaurant so I went out to manually start the car. It started fine. It… |
| 2025-12-06 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | There is a large black box on the interior windshield surrounding the rearview mirror. This box blocks the defrost on t… |
| 2025-11-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | When making a turn or going around curves the steering does not return to center and sticks in whatever direction you a… |
| 2025-11-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | My vehicle originally showed more than 10 open safety recalls in the FordPass app and at the servicing dealer. I saved … |
| 2025-11-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 12 V Battery continues to die and I've had the car less than a year. On [XXX] the battery was dead. Our neighbor put it… |
| 2025-11-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | “I rented vehicle VIN [XXX] from Budget Rental Car in Panama City Beach, FL (Reservation #XXX, Rental Agreement XXX). … |
| 2025-11-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I would need to change many more of the points on the top, see report. |
| 2025-11-08 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Ever since the last recall got resolved the car has failed to go into the gear it’s set to. Such as it fails to go in p… |
| 2025-10-29 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Stopped at traffic light when changed to green pushed on the gas started to roll backwards . Got it stopped and pushed … |
| 2025-10-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | My 2025 Ford Explorer pulls hard to the left, the steering wheel feels heavy, stiff, and gets hard to steer my wife and… |
| 2025-10-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | See Attached Repair Order |
| 2025-10-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | Steering drifts to left and will not return to center with out darting to the right when correcting , a constant movem… |
| 2025-10-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | My 2025 Ford Explorer ST-Line is up to date on recalls as of October 7, 2025. However, I am still experiencing engine … |
| 2025-10-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | -EPAS malfunctioning and is available for inspection. -Steering sticks in turns and requires too much effort to return … |
| 2025-10-01 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Front side windows (driver and passenger side) have a quality issue that creates a distorted, wave-like view when looki… |
| 2025-09-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | While traveling down the road - not turning or braking - several alerts and alarms started flashing on the driver dashb… |
| 2025-09-16 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Driving to park in garage and camera system came on the display screen, non-functional, displaying a black screen and m… |
| 2025-09-08 | WHEELS | No | 0 | The carpet on the wheel wells is not functional. We live out on a ranch on a dirt road and when it rains the mud gets s… |
| 2025-09-06 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The expansive and overly complicated electronic display has moving menu buttons. By that I mean when you use a feature … |
| 2025-08-29 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 1 | Automatic Return To Park safety feature failed to stop vehicle from forward rolling causing vehicle to crash into open … |
| 2025-08-25 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Bought my new 2025 explorer an 2 days laterits been parked I noticed a craked on the windshield there is no rock ship n… |
| 2025-08-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | As ZERO Recall data refreshed on Aug 09,2025 shows Unrepaired Recalls associated with 2025 Explorer. Please BROADCAST.… |
| 2025-08-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VIN: [XXX] Recall data refreshed on Aug 09,2025 0 Unrepaired Recalls associated with this VIN for 2025 Police Intercep… |
| 2025-08-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | Three times in 5 months since purchasing our 2025 Ford Explorer, all dash lights will come on while driving and vehicle… |
| 2025-07-25 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | On a brand new 2025 Ford Explorer the 2nd row seatbelt was never bolted in. The seatbelt was hooked into the bottom so … |
| 2025-07-17 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2025 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, there was an abnormal windy sound comin… |
| 2025-07-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Brakes failed while coming to a red light. Turned to the right and into rock landscaping and pushed the ebrake to stop.… |
| 2025-07-09 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Instrument panel and center dash monitor: Multiple times, one and/or both have had a blacked out screen during power … |
| 2025-06-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Just before [XXX] on [XXX], I was driving [XXX] near Bakersfield, CA. I was going approximately 60 mph. The outside tem… |
| 2025-06-23 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2025 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V157000 (Visibilit… |
| 2025-06-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Rear panel of the sunroof exploded on the highway. Only 8200 miles on the vehicle. There were no other cars around to… |
| 2025-06-08 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | When raining water droplets accumulate on the 2025 Explorer rear view camera lens obscuring the image and in some cases… |
| 2025-06-03 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2025 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving approximately 1 MPH and pulling into the garage… |
| 2025-06-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | 6/2/25 tried to start vehicle, codes coming up and car would not start 6/6/25 car was in park running, starting chiming… |
| 2025-05-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | My 2025 Ford Explorer has a wind noise that Ford has admitted to having an issue with. My case number is CXH04811376. I… |
| 2025-05-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | After the Ford recall software update, the gear shifter will turn itself out of park and either into drive or reverse. … |
| 2025-04-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | The contact owns a 2025 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while at an intersection at a stop light attempting to m… |