Vehicle report

2010 Ford Explorer

Fair price, market signal, reviews, and common issues — all in one place. Tuned to ZIP 43215 (from your location).

Fair price range

$6,600

$5,750 — $7,450

low confidence

Est. out-the-door

$7,728

$6,817 — $8,640

in Ohio (7.25% tax + fees)

What's shaping this price

  • Age (16 yrs)−$32,111

    11%/yr for suv

  • Mileage (40,000)+$716

    152,000 under expected

Local market signal · 432xx

Avg days on market

57

from 58 comparable listings

30-day price trend

↓ 3.0%

cooling

Prices for this trim in 432xx are trending down — a buyer's edge right now.

Price over its life

2010 → 2026
$14.5k$22.3k$30.2k$38k$6.6k20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Anchored on the original manufacturer MSRP for this trim, curved to today's typical price via segment depreciation.

Next 5 years (forecast)

2026 → 2031
$4k$4.9k$5.7k$6.6k$3.2k202620272028202920302031

Projected from today's typical price using the segment's annual depreciation rate, with a small penalty for accumulated mileage. Rough forecast — actual resale value swings with the used-car market.

Get your ZIP-tuned estimate

Prices vary by region. See what a 2010 Ford Explorer sells for in your area.

Estimate for my ZIP →
Affordability72-month loan · Ohio · 1,000 mi/mo

Potential monthly cost of ownership

Loan + insurance + gas — the three big monthly line items.

Estimated monthly total

Loan + insurance + gas

$466/mo

  • Auto loan

    72 months · 10% down · 7.5% APR (national avg)

    $103/mo

  • Insurance

    Full coverage · Ohio average for SUVs

    $96/mo

  • Gas

    16 mpg combined · $4.27/gal · 1,000 mi/mo

    $267/mo

Estimated payments — actual rates depend on credit, coverage, and driving.

Long-term ownership costsDepreciation + maintenance over 5 years, assuming 12,000 mi/yr

$8,165over 5 yrs

~$1,633/yr

  • Depreciation

    $2,915

    Segment: suv

  • Maintenance

    $5,250

    segment ballpark

Depreciation projected from segment averages against today’s typical price; maintenance is an AAA-derived segment ballpark. Loan, insurance, and gas are covered in the Affordability section above.

Safety ratingsOfficial NHTSA crash-test scores + owner complaint volume20 NHTSA complaints
  • Overall

    —

  • Frontal crash

    —

  • Side crash

    —

  • Rollover

    ★★★★★

    3.5 of 5

Averaged across 2 tested body/cab configurations (NHTSA scores by variant).

Safety recallsOfficial NHTSA campaigns for this year / make / model2 total
  • SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

    FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 FUSION, EXPLORER, EXPLORER SPORT TRAC, AND MERCURY MILAN AND MOUNTAINEER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN DECEMBER 15, 2009 THROUGH FEBRUARY 3, 2010 EQUIPPED WITH FRONT SEAT MANUAL RECLINERS. THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 202, "HEAD RESTRAINT." THE RECLINER GEAR PLATE TEETH MAY BE OUT OF DIMENSION SPECIFICATION WHICH COULD RESULT IN LIMITED PAWL TO GEAR PLATE TOOTH ENGAGEMENT.

    10V161000 ·

  • EQUIPMENT

    MARATHON IS RECALLING CERTAIN SEAT COVERS, BRAND SUPERHIDES WITH PART NUMBERS 593, 594, 578, 960, 228, 228-09, 267-08, 333, 625, AND 630, SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE SEAT COVERS ARE MADE OF HEAVIER THREAD AND ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH SEATS CONTAINING SIDE AIRBAGS. THE HEAVIER SEAT COVER COULD INTERFERE WITH FULL DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.

    10E043000 · Mar 9, 2010

Kerbside Deep AI SearchFree preview

Let AI do the car-buying homework for you.

Kerbside pulls from multiple sources and synthesizes what actually matters — no more 15 open tabs, no more piecing it together from KBB, Edmunds, MotorTrend, Reddit, and YouTube on your own.

AI synthesis

Powered by Claude

  • Reviewer summary — what pro reviewers and real owners agree — and disagree — on
  • Common issues to watch for — model-specific problems, ranked by severity, with sources
  • What real buyers paid — actual out-the-door prices extracted from Reddit threads

Ownership economics

Real market data

  • 5-year total cost of ownership — depreciation + fuel + insurance + maintenance, itemized
  • EPA fuel economy — real MPG + annual fuel cost for this trim
  • Safety ratings + recalls — official NHTSA scores and every open campaign

Curated sources

So you don't have to search

  • Top 5 editorial reviews — from MotorTrend, C&D, Edmunds, Autoblog, and more
  • Top 5 video reviews — ranked YouTube reviews for this exact year and trim
  • Top 5 owner threads — real ownership discussions from auto subreddits

~15 seconds to compile • pulls fresh data from multiple sources every time • cached for you locally

Currently free while in preview. Will become part of Kerbside Premium.

Other years of the Ford Explorer

Similar SUVs you might compare