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Ford Explorer Reliability Comparisons

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This is the most up-to-date car reliability information available anywhere for the Ford Explorer. TrueDelta's Car Reliability Survey results are promptly updated every three months. Others can be over a year behind. What you'll also find only here: actual repair rates (the average number of trips to the repair shop each year), and not just dots, for a clearer idea of how much competing cars truly differ in reliability.

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Ford Explorer Reliability
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Car Reliability Survey (CRS) Results: year ending June 30, 2010
Successful Repair Trips per Year (per 100 vehicles) Column definitions
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Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2007	Ford	Explorer*	join to view			14 8.0 43000
2006	Ford	Explorer	63 Fewest Most		--	25 7.6 50000
2005	Ford	Explorer*	join to view			16 7.9 57600
2004	Ford	Explorer*	join to view			11 7.1 89400
2003	Ford	Explorer*	join to view			14 6.8 89700
2002	Ford	Explorer	105 Fewest Most		--	38 6.3 104500
1998	Ford	Explorer*	join to view			12 5.5 138200
1997	Ford	Explorer*	join to view			15 5.1 146800
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Competing Car Model Reliability

Car Reliability Survey (CRS) Results: year ending June 30, 2010
Successful Repair Trips per Year (per 100 vehicles) Column definitions
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Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2008	Chevrolet	Tahoe / Suburban / Avalanche*	join to view			18 6.7 26000
2007	Chevrolet	Tahoe / Suburban / Avalanche	118 Fewest Most			58 6.7 44700
2005	Chevrolet	Tahoe / Suburban / Avalanche	67 Fewest Most			29 6.8 62000
2004	Chevrolet	Tahoe / Suburban / Avalanche	89 Fewest Most			38 4.9 76800
2003	Chevrolet	Tahoe / Suburban / Avalanche	109 Fewest Most			30 8.1 106900
2002	Chevrolet	Tahoe / Suburban / Avalanche	94 Fewest Most		-11	29 6.1 111900
2001	Chevrolet	Tahoe / Suburban / Avalanche*	join to view			20 4.8 121100
2010	Ford	Edge	117 Fewest Most Unclear why repair frequency is so much higher than earlier model years. Sample size right at minimum. PTU seal in AWD model might still be prone to leaking.			25 4.1 5000
2009	Ford	Edge	71 Fewest Most Sample size too small to split by drivetrain. Otherwise, the AWD would likely be much worse than the FWD as with the 2007 and 2008.			25 7.4 12200
2008	Ford	Edge FWD	27 Fewest Most Have split the FWD and AWD results because of many reports of leaking AWD power transfer units. This yields a high repair rate for the AWD Edge and MKX.			26 8.6 25100
2008	Ford	Edge AWD	54 Fewest Most Have split the FWD and AWD results because of many reports of leaking AWD power transfer units. This yields a high repair rate for the AWD Edge and MKX.			31 9.3 21600
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2007	Ford	Edge FWD	28 Fewest Most Have split the FWD and AWD results because of many reports of leaking AWD power transfer units. This yields a high repair rate for the AWD Edge and MKX.			26 8.2 37400
2007	Ford	Edge AWD	46 Fewest Most Have split the FWD and AWD results because of many reports of leaking AWD power transfer units. This yields a high repair rate for the AWD Edge and MKX.			44 8.3 34200
2010	Honda	Pilot	36 Fewest Most			28 4.7 5500
2009	Honda	Pilot	38 Fewest Most			61 8.3 17100
2008	Honda	Pilot	33 Fewest Most			26 8.4 29500
2007	Honda	Pilot	14 Fewest Most			30 8.7 37200
2006	Honda	Pilot	30 Fewest Most		-33	41 8.9 52800
2005	Honda	Pilot	9 Fewest Most			37 7.2 70300
2004	Honda	Pilot	24 Fewest Most			41 7.2 83800
2003	Honda	Pilot	71 Fewest Most First year of the Pilot. Higher repair frequency than subsequent model years.			36 6.6 113200
2008	Nissan	Pathfinder*	join to view			14 6.1 27300
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2007	Nissan	Pathfinder*	join to view			10 7.8 40400
2006	Nissan	Pathfinder*	join to view			17 5.5 44700
2005	Nissan	Pathfinder*	join to view			16 6.3 57400
2003	Nissan	Pathfinder*	join to view			17 8.6 92700
2002	Nissan	Pathfinder*	join to view			14 7.0 103400
2001	Nissan	Pathfinder*	join to view			17 7.0 104100
2000	Nissan	Pathfinder*	join to view			18 7.1 121700
1998	Nissan	Pathfinder*	join to view			12 5.8 139300
2010	Toyota	4Runner*	join to view			17 3.0 4500
2008	Toyota	4Runner*	join to view			20 8.0 22800
2007	Toyota	4Runner	16 Fewest Most			33 6.8 33200
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2006	Toyota	4Runner	6 Fewest Most		-57	25 7.7 40200
2005	Toyota	4Runner	55 Fewest Most			26 8.4 57900
2004	Toyota	4Runner	66 Fewest Most			29 6.9 71500
2003	Toyota	4Runner	24 Fewest Most			28 7.2 87900
2000	Toyota	4Runner*	join to view			11 6.0 143800
1999	Toyota	4Runner*	join to view			16 4.6 148700
1998	Toyota	4Runner*	join to view			18 5.2 152200
1997	Toyota	4Runner*	join to view			17 4.8 146400
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Definitions

Trips / Year per 100 (CRS Score) -- average number of successful repair trips per year per 100 cars; routine maintenance such as oil and filter changes does not count as a repair
Graph -- pointer shows how the model compares to others from the same model year
Traffic Signal (TS) -- same as the graph, but with three simple, easier-to-read alternatives; green = better than average, yellow = about average, red = worse than average
Delta (Δ) -- how much the CRS Score differs from the same year Ford Explorer; negative = fewer repairs = better; +100 = one extra repair trip per year, on average
Cars -- number of cars for which owners provided data
Months / Car -- average number of months of data per car
Odometer -- average odometer reading, in miles; under 9,000 per year in green, over 15,000 per year in red

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General Notes

How do we select "competing car models"? Users of TrueDelta's car price comparison tool most often compare these cars to the Ford Explorer.

Models and statistics marked with an asterisk* have very low sample sizes. These results, visible only to logged-in members, provide only a rough estimate of car reliability.

Ultra-low repair rates: Any result under 20 repair trips per 100 cars is likely a result of the small sample size, and should be expected to increase to 20 or so in future updates.

New models often start out with high repair rates, and then improve as the manufacturer identifies and addresses common problems.

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Methodology

Description of the research process.

Only successfully completed repairs are currently included in the analysis. Routine maintenance, most wear items, recalls, and problems fixed with just a reflash or warning light reset are not included.

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