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2015 Ford Explorer body & structure problems

Owners reported body & structure problems in 412 complaints for the 2015 Ford Explorer, 18% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
412 18% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
90,000 miles 227 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
4 and 0
Injuries and deaths
4 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When body & structure problems show up

Body & structure complaints by mileage, 2015 Ford Explorer Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 90,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 14 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 14 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 30 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 32 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 46 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 31 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 26 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 17 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 8 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 5 complaints 200k+ miles: 4 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 90,000 miles
Based on 227 complaints that include mileage. 26% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles14
20k to 40k miles14
40k to 60k miles30
60k to 80k miles32
80k to 100k miles46
100k to 120k miles31
120k to 140k miles26
140k to 160k miles17
160k to 180k miles8
180k to 200k miles5
200k+ miles4

What the data shows

Of the 227 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 90,000 miles, and 26% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 4 injuries.

What owners wrote

August 24, 2015 I was driving to a 7:00 pm exercise class .I was talking to my mother via bluetooth when I suddenly blacked out and drove across the service road and all 4 lanes both north and south of 287 . I wake to emergency responders pulling me from the car and putting me into a ambulance , my mother could hear all of this. I was taken to hospital and had multiple tests run but nothing was found . After I was discharged I had several more tests run and again nothing was found.

Reported at 15,000 miles, August 2015 CrashInjury

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while parked or while driving during inclement weather, water would enter the cabin of the vehicle. The contact stated that the rain caused an electrical failure in the vehicle that caused the radio, windows, and other electrical equipment to not function properly. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the roof rack needed to be replaced.

Reported at 92,000 miles, October 2020

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