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Ford Explorer Intercept HybridYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 2 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the Ford Explorer Intercept Hybrid.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints2Top: Power trainSafety recalls12020–2021 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Ford Explorer Intercept Hybrid years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Explorer Intercept Hybrid median. Tap a year for its full report.

'20'21
  • Avoid
  • Caution
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2021Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2020Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Ford Explorer Intercept Hybrid problems

All model years combined: 2 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Power train20
1 recall

Ford Explorer Intercept Hybrid recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

59%Power train: axle assembly22V-255 · 2020–2021 · Apr 14, 2022 · 252,936 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Explorer Intercept Hybrid

  1. Pedestrian alert soundsDP22005 · 2020–2021 · closed Aug 7, 2023
    Led to recall 22V-063