"How reliable is the 2000 Ford Explorer Sport?"

"Based on 102 NHTSA complaints, the 2000 Ford Explorer Sport has a median complaint mileage of 65000 miles. The most common issue is POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION."

"What are common problems with the 2000 Ford Explorer Sport?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2000 Ford Explorer Sport is POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, accounting for a significant portion of the 102 total complaints filed."

2000 Ford Explorer Sport: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 102 complaints

102

Total Complaints

65,000mi

Median Mileage

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

46,000 25th Percentile

65,000 Median Mileage

109,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TIRES

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

SEATS

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE STUCK AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. *MJS"

"OIL PRESSURE SWITCH REPLACED, CAUSING THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE TO FAIL. *MJS"

"THE GUEL GAUGE AND ANTI SLOSH MODULE WERE REPLACED. *MJS"

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