Reliability & cost of ownership
Ford Explorer Police Intercept Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Ford Explorer Police Intercept? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Ford Explorer Police Intercept problems by model year
3 recall entries and 42 owner complaints on file across 7 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Explorer Police Intercept | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2021 Explorer Police Intercept | 1 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2020 Explorer Police Intercept | 2 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2018 Explorer Police Intercept | 0 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2017 Explorer Police Intercept | 0 | 9 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2016 Explorer Police Intercept | 0 | 21 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2015 Explorer Police Intercept | 0 | 6 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Ford Explorer Police Intercept, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- unknown or other19 complaints
- structure11 complaints
- engine8 complaints
- steering3 complaints
- power train3 complaints
- electrical system2 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system2 complaints
- engine and engine cooling1 complaint