Ford Explorer PhevYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 0 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the Ford Explorer Phev.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints0—Safety recalls12020–2022 model years

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

Best & worst years

Ford Explorer Phev 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 Phev median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2022Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2021Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2020Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Ford Explorer Phev problems

All model years combined: 0 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.

1 recall

Ford Explorer Phev recalls

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

Power train: axle assembly22V-255 · 2020–2022 · Apr 14, 2022 · 252,936 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Explorer Phev

Jan 27, 2023
Pedestrian alert soundsDP22005 · 2020–2022 · closed Aug 7, 2023
Led to recall 22V-063