Ford Explorer MPG by year
The EPA has rated 37 model years of the Ford Explorer (1991–2027). The most efficient was the 2020 Explorer HEV RWD at 28 mpg combined; the best 2027 version gets 23 mpg, 5 mpg more than in 1991.
| Year | Combined MPG | Most efficient version | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 19–23 | Explorer RWD | 8 |
| 2026 | 19–24 | Explorer RWD | 6 |
| 2025 | 20–24 | Explorer RWD | 6 |
| 2024 | 20–24 | Explorer RWD | 8 |
| 2023 | 20–27 | Explorer HEV RWD | 17 |
| 2022 | 19–27 | Explorer HEV RWD | 15 |
| 2021 | 19–27 | Explorer HEV RWD | 10 |
| 2020 | 19–28 | Explorer HEV RWD | 6 |
| 2019 | 18–22 | Explorer FWD | 7 |
| 2018 | 18–22 | Explorer FWD | 7 |
| 2017 | 18–22 | Explorer FWD | 7 |
| 2016 | 18–22 | Explorer FWD | 7 |
| 2015 | 18–23 | Explorer FWD | 6 |
| 2014 | 18–23 | Explorer FWD | 6 |
| 2013 | 18–23 | Explorer FWD | 6 |
| 2012 | 19–23 | Explorer FWD | 3 |
| 2011 | 19–20 | Explorer FWD | 4 |
| 2010 | 15–17 | Explorer Sport Trac 2WD | 8 |
| 2009 | 15–17 | Explorer Sport Trac 2WD | 8 |
| 2008 | 15–16 | Explorer Sport Trac 2WD | 8 |
| 2007 | 15–16 | Explorer Sport Trac 2WD | 8 |
| 2006 | 15–16 | Explorer 2WD | 4 |
| 2005 | 14–16 | Explorer 2WD | 8 |
| 2004 | 15–16 | Explorer Sport Trac 2WD FFV | 8 |
| 2003 | 15–17 | Explorer Sport Trac 2WD | 12 |
| 2002 | 14–17 | Explorer Sport Trac 2WD | 17 |
| 2001 | 15–18 | Explorer Sport 2WD | 19 |
| 2000 | 15–18 | Explorer 2WD | 9 |
| 1999 | 14–18 | Explorer 2WD | 8 |
| 1998 | 14–17 | Explorer 2WD | 8 |
| 1997 | 14–18 | Explorer 2WD | 8 |
| 1996 | 14–18 | Explorer 2WD | 6 |
| 1995 | 15–18 | Explorer 2WD | 4 |
| 1994 | 15–18 | Explorer 2WD | 4 |
| 1993 | 16–18 | Explorer 2WD | 4 |
| 1992 | 15–17 | Explorer 2WD | 4 |
| 1991 | 16–18 | Explorer 2WD | 4 |