Ford Explorer Sport by model year

939 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Ford Explorer Sport across 7 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Ford Explorer Sport

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
1997	44
1998	145
1999	127
2000	102
2001	243
2002	160
2003	85

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG
2003	85	Body & structure (33%)		15 to 17
2002	160	Body & structure (18%)	3	15 to 17
2001	243	Suspension (15%)	5	15 to 18
2000	102	Electrical system (13%)	1
1999	127	Seats (12%)
1998	145	Latches & locks (23%)
1997	44	Engine (18%)