Worst years for a Ford Explorer Sport
Owners have filed 939 complaints about the Ford Explorer Sport with NHTSA across model years 1993 to 2005. More of them are about the body & structure than anything else.
Avoid
2001 Ford Explorer Sport243 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly suspension.
Cleanest on record
1997 Ford Explorer Sport44 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Ford Explorer Sport year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 94,408 | Body & Structure |
| 2004 | C | 23 | 5 | 0 | 50,000 | Body & Structure |
| 2003 | C | 85 | 4 | 3 | 99,000 | Body & Structure |
| 2002 | D | 160 | 12 | 7 | 70,500 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2001 | F | 243 | 23 | 14 | 66,300 | Suspension |
| 2000 | C | 102 | 6 | 10 | 65,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1999 | C | 127 | 7 | 5 | 71,900 | Seats |
| 1998 | D | 145 | 5 | 17 | 100,000 | Doors, Latches & Locks |
| 1997 | C | 44 | 4 | 6 | 100,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1993 | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | Tires |
What breaks on a Ford Explorer Sport
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 1999
Exactly what failed on a Ford Explorer Sport
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Ford Explorer Sport, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Ford Explorer Sport problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Ford Explorer Sport
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.