FaultScore

Ford Explorer problems reported in Maryland

1,031 of the 43,182 complaints filed about the Ford Explorer came from Maryland, most often about the transmission & drivetrain.

Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.

1,031

Complaints from Maryland

35

Crashes

15

Fires

2016

Worst model year

What failed

By model year

1991 Explorer 12 1.2%
1992 Explorer 15 1.5%
1993 Explorer 29 2.8%
1994 Explorer 36 3.5%
1995 Explorer 25 2.4%
1996 Explorer 28 2.7%
1997 Explorer 71 6.9%
1998 Explorer 33 3.2%
1999 Explorer 27 2.6%
2000 Explorer 26 2.5%
2001 Explorer 5 0.5%
2002 Explorer 84 8.1%
2003 Explorer 37 3.6%
2004 Explorer 49 4.8%
2005 Explorer 19 1.8%
2006 Explorer 28 2.7%
2007 Explorer 10 1.0%
2008 Explorer 10 1.0%
2010 Explorer 3 0.3%
2011 Explorer 34 3.3%
2012 Explorer 26 2.5%
2013 Explorer 71 6.9%
2014 Explorer 45 4.4%
2015 Explorer 57 5.5%
2016 Explorer 91 8.8%
2017 Explorer 36 3.5%
2018 Explorer 21 2.0%
2019 Explorer 4 0.4%
2020 Explorer 52 5.0%
2021 Explorer 26 2.5%
2022 Explorer 12 1.2%
2023 Explorer 4 0.4%
2024 Explorer 2 0.2%
2025 Explorer 3 0.3%

Cities reporting most

Baltimore 89 28.9%
Columbia 26 8.4%
Germantown 24 7.8%
Laurel 23 7.5%
Silver Spring 22 7.1%
Clinton 21 6.8%
Waldorf 20 6.5%
Gaithersburg 18 5.8%
Upper Marlboro 17 5.5%
Pasadena 17 5.5%
Frederick 16 5.2%
Fort Washington 15 4.9%

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