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Best and worst years for the Ford Explorer Sport Trac

Of the 8 model years of the Ford Explorer Sport Trac with enough data to compare, the 2002 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (117), and the 2008 has the fewest (18).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Ford Explorer Sport Trac 0 75 150 1997: 0 '97 1998: 0 '98 2000: 2 '00 2001: 105 105 '01 2002: 117 117 '02 2003: 58 '03 2004: 72 '04 2005: 33 '05 2006: 3 '06 2007: 86 '07 2008: 18 18 '08 2009: 4 '09 2010: 22 22 '10
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Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.
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Model yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
19970
19980
20002
2001105
2002117
200358
200472
200533
20063
200786
200818
20094
201022

What stands out

The 2002 stands out, with about 1.8 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 2001.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2002 and 2001. Or the years with the fewest: 2008 and 2010.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
20102240
200947
20081834
200786122
200636
20053385
200472108
20035893
2002117190
2001105229
200023
199808
199706