6th Generation Explorer
- Years
- 2020–2020
- Reliability
- 9th out of 94
- PainRank™
- 0.6
- Complaints
- 1
5th Generation Explorer
- Years
- 2011–2019
- Reliability
- 85th out of 94
- PainRank™
- 39.52
- Complaints
- 1689
4th Generation Explorer
- Years
- 2006–2010
- Reliability
- 86th out of 94
- PainRank™
- 41.52
- Complaints
- 1117
3rd Generation Explorer
- Years
- 2002–2005
- Reliability
- 94th out of 94
- PainRank™
- 123.38
- Complaints
- 9096
2nd Generation Explorer
- Years
- 1995–2001
- Reliability
- 76th out of 94
- PainRank™
- 28.75
- Complaints
- 940
1st Generation Explorer
- Years
- 1991–1994
- Reliability
- 46th out of 94
- PainRank™
- 7.06
- Complaints
- 99
Ford Explorer Generations
The Explorer has 6 generations available in North American markets. A generation is a group of model years where few, if any, changes were made to the vehicle which means their model years tend to break in similar ways.
The 3rd generation (2002—2005) has been the least reliable.
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