1994 Ford Explorer: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 1531 complaints
1531
Total Complaints
97,541mi
Median Mileage
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Top Issue
124
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

79,200 25th Percentile
97,541 Median Mileage
129,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT
232
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
154
TIRES
135
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
82
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
37
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
32
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
31
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
26
SUSPENSION
26
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
22

Severity Assessment

124
Crashes
93
Fires
183
Injuries
25
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"VEHICLES ABS REAR BRAKES LOCK-UP WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. TT"
"VEHICLE HAS SEVERE VIBRATION AND CAN NOT BE DRIVING AT HWY SPEEDS. TT"
"ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED THREE TIMES, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SKD"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28