Ford Explorer Police Intercept

Owners filed 42 complaints across 7 model years of the Ford Explorer Police Intercept. The 2016 drew the most (21); the 2022 the fewest (1).

Model years7

Complaints42

Recalls5

Fires0

Deaths0

Every Ford Explorer Police Intercept model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2022	1	0	—	—	Fuel/Propulsion System	Routine
2021	1	1	—	—	Engine	Routine
2020	1	2	—	—	Power Train	Routine
2018	3	0	—	—	Structure › Body	Routine
2017	9	2	—	—	Unknown or Other	Routine
2016	21	0	—	—	Unknown or Other	Routine
2015	6	0	—	—	Engine	Routine

Which Ford Explorer Police Intercept years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2016 is the weakest year on record, with 21 complaints concentrated in the unknown or other.

Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.