2018 Ford Explorer Police Intercept

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the structure › body. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Structure › Body2
000
Unknown or Other1
000

What owners reported

Newest filings
Unknown or Other
Filed Jul 26, 2026CO

Purchased: ford explorer police vin:[XXX] From: Advanced auto recycling, 1375 west alameda avenue , denver Co 80223 . No bill of sale provided, only Nebraska title , odometer on dash shows (155.320) but title shows (174.388) miles . Suspected odometer fraud , A few days later, the person who sold it to me confirmed that the fraud had indeed taken place , title fraud , unlicensed sale . Day purchase: Thursday XXX Name seller : [XXX] Phone number : [XXX] Address: [XXX] Email: [XXX] I tried to contact him three times: the first time, he told me to bring it in so he could redo the mileage adjustment; the second time, he told me to just sell it as-is, saying it wasn't a problem; and the third time, I told him to give me my money back or I’d have to take legal action, and he told me he didn't care if I sued him. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Structure › Body
Filed Apr 13, 20192,650 milesCA

THE PASSENGER SIDE A PILLAR COVER IS COMING OFF.

Structure › Body
Filed Apr 13, 20193,973 milesCA

THE DRIVER'S SIDE A PILLAR COVER IS COMING OFF.

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2016
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20221000Routine
20211100Routine
20201200Routine
2018 — this page3000Routine
20179200Routine
201621000Routine
20156000Routine

Compare every Explorer Police Intercept year →

Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.