Ford Explorer Police InterceptYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 42 owner complaints and 4 safety recalls on record for the Ford Explorer Police Intercept.

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

Best & worst years

Ford Explorer Police Intercept 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 Police Intercept median. Tap a year for its full report.

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Complaints by system

Most common Ford Explorer Police Intercept problems

All model years combined: 42 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
Structure110
Engine80
Steering30
Power train30
Fuel/propulsion system20
Electrical system20
Vehicle speed control10
Engine and engine cooling10
Seats10
2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Explorer Police Intercept

  1. Windshield trim molding Item detachmentPE23001 · 2013–2019 · closed Feb 8, 2024
    Led to recall 24V-031
  2. Exhaust Odor in Passenger CabEA17002 · 2016–2017 · closed Jan 17, 2023
    No recall