Overview & Reviews

The 2016 Ford Explorer gets revised exterior styling, a new engine option, updated safety features and a new top-end trim level.

• Abundant high-tech features
• Upscale cabin
• Expected improvement in fuel economy from new turbo engine.

• Less cargo room than many rivals
• Third row only seats two passengers.
• Current model feels big behind the wheel

User Reviews:

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  New owner with less than 3000 miles - 2016 Ford Explorer
  By Bob Stewart - September 25 - 1:11 am

  The lane guidance and adaptive cruse take a little bit to get used to the automatic functions. These features work well but are unnerving the first time used. Handling, braking and acceleration are excellent better than my previous Mercury Grand Marquis V8. Auto wipers are somewhat intermittent in operation and sometimes not as effective as they should be. Second row seats have good leg room, third row seats are tight for adults. Heated, cooled and massage front seats are great for a long drive. Ford should offer a running board option as vehicle is a high step up without running boards. The only negatives on the platinum model that I have found are the lack of fitted running boards and the Ford MySync Touch being the older Sync system. The phone Bluetooth functions are limited to read text and no speech to text function available. The brake assist should be improved to not just flash warning bar and increase brake response but system should apply brakes to stop vehicle. Review at 9 Months 6800 miles: After several long trips I still love this car, heated /cooled massage seats reduce long trip stiffness, versatility of use with 4X4, fold down seats, roof rack & class III allow use in any trip. Trip to mountains with seven passengers was comfortable for everyone and kids loved the third row seats. Only negative is automatic wiper function which I may just turn off in the settings options. Wipers for no reason dry wipe on a very intermittent bases.

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  Explorer as a Tow Vehicle - 2016 Ford Explorer
  By Adrian Salzer - September 21 - 5:20 am

  We have logged over 15,000 miles towing our 5,000lb Airstream and this car has been perfect for the job!

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  over all its great vehicle - 2016 Ford Explorer
  By Tony Moon - May 18 - 10:50 am

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  Faulty Cruise Constrol Stytems...No Clue on Fix - 2016 Ford Explorer
  By Jim Heffner - February 29 - 1:47 am

  Our first mistake was taking delivery of this vehicle with a known cruise control and other supporting features failure. Let to believe it was a simple fix that was known on a number of other vehicles...and reprogramming was all that was needed. So not true. Were now back on our 7th, 8h, 9th visit to the dealership depending on how you look at things and yet now answers to a fix. Attempt on our part to bring Ford Corp. intno the picture to help resolve the issue has only complicated matters and not provide one bit of feeling that theyre really concerned and working to fix this ongoign problem. Less that 3k miles on the vehicle and many have been put on by the dealer and/or the back and forth to the dealership for service. Alot of talk but little action. They say theyll somehow make it right int he end for us...not sure what that means, but the air has long left our balloon after doing a significant amount of research on the vehicles that appealed to us and that met our needs, and after spending a whipping near $60k. All we can think about is good thing we purchased out of pocket for the manufacturers extended 8yr warranty. Seems as if we might need it and hoping were not dealing with same nagging problem that far out.