2002 Ford Explorer Sport Trac: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 190 complaints
190
Total Complaints
42,302mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Top Issue
8
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

16,573 25th Percentile
42,302 Median Mileage
96,793 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
17
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
11
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
10
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
10
STRUCTURE:BODY
10
POWER TRAIN
10
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
7
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
7
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
6
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
6

Severity Assessment

8
Crashes
3
Fires
13
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"VEHICLE STALLS MOSTLY WHEN SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 2ND GEAR. VEHICLE HAS STALLED AT LEAST 20 TIMES, TAKEN TO DEALER 8 TIMES. DEALER COULD NOT REMEDY, FORD WAS BUYING VEHICLE BACK.*AK"
"BODY MOUNTS ON LEFT FRONT OF VEHICLE KEEP COMING LOOSE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, DEALER WILL TIGHTEN THE BODY MOUNTS. FORD IS BUYING VEHICLE BACK.*AK"

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