Worst years for a Ford Explorer Sport Trac
Owners have filed 929 complaints about the Ford Explorer Sport Trac with NHTSA across model years 1997 to 2010. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.
Avoid
2001 Ford Explorer Sport Trac229 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly transmission & drivetrain.
Cleanest on record
2008 Ford Explorer Sport Trac34 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Ford Explorer Sport Trac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | C | 38 | 4 | 3 | 30,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2009 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10,250 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2008 | B | 34 | 2 | 3 | 62,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2007 | D | 122 | 13 | 2 | 40,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2006 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2005 | C | 85 | 7 | 1 | 73,500 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2004 | D | 108 | 21 | 1 | 45,000 | Suspension |
| 2003 | D | 93 | 5 | 8 | 48,600 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2002 | D | 190 | 8 | 3 | 42,302 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2001 | F | 229 | 20 | 9 | 71,760 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2000 | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1998 | — | 8 | 0 | 1 | 69,850 | Electrical System |
| 1997 | — | 6 | 0 | 1 | 107,500 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
What breaks on a Ford Explorer Sport Trac
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2001
Worst in 2002
Worst in 2001
Exactly what failed on a Ford Explorer Sport Trac
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Ford Explorer Sport Trac, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Ford Explorer Sport Trac 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 Trac
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.