Vehicle report
2023 Ford Explorer
Fair price, market signal, reviews, and common issues — all in one place. Tuned to ZIP 43215 (from your location).
Fair price range
$26,700
$24,300 — $29,100
medium confidence
Why medium confidence?
A moderately common vehicle — the price range is reasonable but expect some spread.
Est. out-the-door
$29,286
$26,712 — $31,860
What's OTD?
Out-the-door is the total check you actually write — asking price + sales tax + doc fee + registration. Reddit “what I paid” reports are usually OTD, so this is the honest number to compare against.
Listing: $26,700 + $1,936 tax + $500 doc + $150 reg = $29,286
What's shaping this price
- Age (3 yrs)−$11,211
11%/yr for suv
Local market signal · 432xx
Avg days on market
36
from 56 comparable listings
30-day price trend
↓ 2.9%
cooling
Prices for this trim in 432xx are trending down — a buyer's edge right now.
Price over its life
Anchored on the original manufacturer MSRP for this trim, curved to today's typical price via segment depreciation.
Next 5 years (forecast)
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.
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Potential monthly cost of ownership
Loan + insurance + gas — the three big monthly line items.
Estimated monthly total
Loan + insurance + gas
$724/mo
Auto loan
72 months · 10% down · 7.5% APR (national avg)
$415/mo
Insurance
Full coverage · Ohio average for SUVs
$96/mo
Gas
20 mpg combined · $4.27/gal · 1,000 mi/mo
$213/mo
Estimated payments — actual rates depend on credit, coverage, and driving.
$17,041over 5 yrs
~$3,408/yr
Depreciation
$11,791
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.
Overall
★★★★★
5.0 of 5
Frontal crash
★★★★★
5.0 of 5
Side crash
★★★★★
5.0 of 5
Rollover
★★★★★
4.0 of 5
Averaged across 4 tested body/cab configurations (NHTSA scores by variant).
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Explorer, Lincoln Aviator, and 2020-2022 Lincoln Corsair vehicles equipped with a 360-degree camera. The video output may fail, preventing the rearview camera image from displaying.
23V022000 ·
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022-2023 F-150, Mustang, Explorer, Bronco, and 2023 Lincoln Aviator vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions. The transmission may contain a loose bolt which could prevent the transmission from engaging the park gear, although the gear shifter position may indicate that the vehicle has been shifted to "PARK."
23V070000 · Oct 2, 2023
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Explorer, Lincoln Aviator, and 2020-2022 Lincoln Corsair vehicles equipped with a 360-degree camera. The video output may fail, preventing the rearview camera image from displaying.
23V342000 · Dec 5, 2023
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2023 Explorer vehicles equipped with 2.3L GTDI engines. The turbocharger oil supply line may be damaged, which can result in an oil leak inside the engine compartment.
23V597000 ·
BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2023 Explorer vehicles equipped with a standard rearview camera. Due to a manufacturing error in the wire harness, the rearview camera may display a blue image on the SYNC screen when the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
23V686000 ·
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2023 Explorer vehicles. The right-front lower fastener connecting the steering knuckle and strut may be loose or missing.
24V091000 · Aug 2, 2024
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2025 Explorer, Lincoln Aviator, 2020-2024 Escape, Lincoln Corsair, 2018-2024 F-150, Expedition and Lincoln Navigator vehicles. The air bag warning label may be missing from the dashboard. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirement Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
24V852000 · Aug 11, 2024
BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Explorer, Lincoln Aviator, and 2020-2022 Lincoln Corsair vehicles previously repaired incorrectly under recall number 23V-342. The video output may fail, preventing the rearview camera image from displaying.
25V159000 ·
+ 7 more recalls not shown
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