2025 Ford Explorer: recalls and problems
20 recalls and 101 owner complaints on file with NHTSA. The most-reported problem area is electrical system.
Most common problems
What owners report
A recent over-the-air (ota) software update deployed by ford motor company to my 2025 ford explorer st introduced a primary safety hazard and severe system latency. passenger mirror failure: approximately 10% of the time upon vehicle startup, the passenger-side power-folding exterior mirror fails to unfold. this leaves the driver with no right-side mirror visibility, creating an immediate blind-spot hazard and viola
I was making a left hand turn with incoming traffic. i had pleanty of time to make the turn. next thing i know my forward pre collision alarm goes off, locks up breaks, alarms started going off. it only lasted a couple seconds, but that’s all it takes to killed.
the rear passenger door flew open while i was driving on a public road, with absolutely no warning or dashboard alert to indicate it was unlatched
Just dropped off my [xxx] and [xxx] to elementary school drove to get gas and the passenger backseat behind the driver side fell forward and slid forward. i put it back in place drove again. it did it again and it is not staying in place. i called ford. they told me they were supposed to be a remedy for it mid september. it is mid september but i can’t have my [xxx] getting hurt with a default seat and when i called
Crash-test ratings
| Version | Overall | Frontal | Side | Rollover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Ford Explorer SUV 4WD | ||||
| 2025 Ford Explorer SUV RWD |
Source: NHTSA recalls, complaints and NCAP APIs, covering EXPLORER, EXPLORER HEV. Last refreshed 2026-09-29.