Ford Explorer MPG by model year

Combined EPA ratings for each Ford Explorer model year. Years with identical ratings are grouped together.

Model year	Combined MPG	Best hwy	Versions
2027	19–23 MPG	28	8
2026	19–24 MPG	29	6
2025	20–24 MPG	29	6
2024	20–24 MPG	28	8
2023	20–27 MPG	28	17
2022	19–27 MPG	28	15
2021	19–27 MPG	28	10
2020	19–28 MPG	29	6
2018–2019	18–22 MPG	27	7
2017	18–22 MPG	27	7
2016	18–22 MPG	27	7
2015	18–23 MPG	27	6
2014	18–23 MPG	28	6
2013	18–23 MPG	27	6
2012	19–23 MPG	27	3
2011	19–20 MPG	25	4
2010	15–17 MPG	21	8
2009	15–17 MPG	21	8
2008	15–16 MPG	20	8
2007	15–16 MPG	20	8
2006	15–16 MPG	19	4
2005	14–16 MPG	19	8
2004	15–16 MPG	20	8
2003	15–17 MPG	20	12
2002	14–17 MPG 39 MPGe (electric)	20	17
2001	15–18 MPG 39 MPGe (electric)	20	19
2000	15–18 MPG	21	8

Model years before 2005 are listed for reference without a separate page.

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Energy, fueleconomy.gov. Original data (downloaded 2026-09-29). Data processed by us; errors in processing are ours, not the publisher's.