2022 Ford Explorer: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 308 complaints
308
Total Complaints
28,000mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN
Top Issue
25
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

10,000 25th Percentile
28,000 Median Mileage
54,932 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN
54
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
41
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
31
ENGINE
21
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
15
VISIBILITY/WIPER
12
BACK OVER PREVENTION
10
SUSPENSION
10
SERVICE BRAKES
9
STEERING
9

Severity Assessment

25
Crashes
3
Fires
32
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"The windshield just cracked on its own no rock hit it. I rolled down side window to order food and when I rolled it up it spread all over and now leaking inside windshield. Also driving with side windows down the windows vibrate very shaky it doesn’t do that in any other vehicle f150 doesn’t vib..."
"Ford released a bulletin - 22S27- to all dealers to immediately stop demo/delivery for all new Explorers in stock as of 4/19/22. At issue is a possibility of a fractured bolt that causes the differential to separate and cause "severe vibration" rendering the vehicle disabled. No fix was mentioned ot..."
"Ford released a bulletin - 22S27- to all dealers to immediately stop demo/delivery for all new Explorers in stock as of 4/19/22. At issue is a possibility of a fractured bolt that causes the differential to separate and cause "severe vibration" rendering the vehicle disabled. No fix was mentioned ot..."

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