2016 Ford Explorer - Review and Road Test
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- The Ford Explorer is the best-selling midsize SUV on the market, and has been for quite some time. But is the best-selling model really the best choice? KBB’s Zach Vlasuk has the answer.
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I love my 16 Explorer. Mine doesn't have any of what they call "cheap" styling. And it is amazing in the snow. Works for me, I make the payments and I love it. All that matters.
Wow sos when are you planning to sell that one, so I can buy it😊
Has it been reliable?
It always seems that all these videos are simply made to criticize and point out the flaws of all the cars reviewed by this channel.
LOVE it! Everyone slows down and moves over to the slow lane. Cop car it is.. Wahahaha =)
Used car
I bee feeling like a cop at times lmao n just to mess with them once they move i slow down behind them. Lmao
@@MARCI4RMLB Lmao my mom has a black Explorer 16 and especially at night people tend to slow down. It is so funny
I've had 5 people actually pull over and stop when I got behind them in the last week. The county sheriff's patrol/paramedic deputies drove black explorers like mine for the past few years. People aren't driving so carelessly around me now either. Interesting...
@@aaronhadley3750 That's one of the BIGGEST reasons i'm getting one.
I still love them
They give you the most bang for ya buck with a little bit of everything.... That's why they will always be the number one selling mid size suv/ crossover on the planet
It's self proclaimed by Ford that it's "best selling". They apparently factor in contracted people who buy them in fleets, and how many times it's resold as well.
Jeep claims the same damn thing with the Grand Cherokee.
FACT: Toyota is #1 GLOBALLY in auto sales. And sell more Highlanders/Rav4s here in the U.S. than explorers. Honda sells more Crvs, than the explorer, Nissan sells more Muranos/Rogues than the explorer
Hyundia outsells explorers with there Tuscan and other crossovers
Kia outsells explorers with their crossovers.
Explorers ONLY outsell GM/Dodge/Jeep here in the use with the explore vs the others direct competition.
Ford next to Jeep has lowest resale value, most recalls and defects. And scores the lowest in reliability more often than not.
@@MyCrippledWings FACT: You got butthurt over a soccer moms biasedness.
FACT: The Ford Explorer in the #1 Selling SUV in the US.
FACT: The Ford F-150 is the best selling truck of all time.
FACT: The Ford Mustang is the best selling out of the pony cars.
FACT: The Ford GTs only purpose was to beat Farrari at the Le Mons 24 hr. And it won the whole damn thing.
FACT: You meed to stop being biased against Ford.
🤘
Is it reliable?
I got the platinum and you cant find me a car with the driving assistance tech for anything less, that takes regular gas, costs $50 bucks for an oil change and has so many driving assistance features. Granted it costs the same as a discovery sport (bu that has $400 oil changes, mostly labor not parts). However the lane keeping aid (not warning but actually steers you) and adaptive cruise control, LED headlights, LED taillights, LED Fog lights, messaging seats, cooled seats, as well as heated rear seats are all features that are in a volvo xc90 (@64K), or Q7, MB GL series, or X5, which are all way more expensive with the same features and have impracticable storage with 3rd row up. This SUV doesnt even compare with the pathfinder, highlander, and sorento. Pilot is the only one that has active steering that is around or less than 55K but Honda salesman think that they are selling a range rover when you ask to negotiate. While a ford can easily be negotiate 5K or more.
So again tell me why the explorer is a bad choice?
This.
front looks very land rover discovery -esque
the new discovery came out after the explorer....
I never said new bro.. Looks like the past generations. Don't be an idiot
I can sort of see what you mean in the grille and lights. Makes a little sense considering ford owned land rover.
ok
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Range Rover Land Rover Sport but 50% cheaper lol
My family has a Ford Explorer and the interior is much nicer then what this review gives it credit for
Sure, quality isn't on par for what you are paying on the interior anyway... But damn does that terrain management and all wheel drive system kick ass. I had a 16 Limited for two weeks as a rental while my fusion was in the shop (one of many times each about the same length of time... really.. another testament to the lack of QC) which happened to be during WS Jonas here in Harrisburg PA. I had to be at work at 5am Saturday when there was 8 inches on the ground when I left for work, by the time I got out 4-5 hours later there was about 22 inches on the ground at least, not to mention having been "plowed in" at work. I only got stuck once, and that was taking a turn too wide to get into my yard over a curb... once I turned off TC, the all wheel drive system dug and got itself out without giving up. I hit at least a 3 foot snow bank from where a plow emptied at an intersection coming off a snow emergency route, and that didn't even shake it.
It's sad that in 2016, Ford can not improve their QC...
40000 dollar vehicle and interior parts aren't even bolted down properly.
+dave houston Explorer assembly line is in Chicago. This is true. QC is freakin poor.
Ikester Reno it's not like the center console was shaking due to pavement irregularities or while slamming the doors shut. Come on, the guy was freaking choking and twisting as if trying to wrestle a bear. Who the fuk does that in ANY vehicle
Slam Dunk Slam Dunk You have a point, but yeah no matter what I have the Explorer Sport. kind of intimidates other motorists.. haha.
well.. what do you think will happen to it after five years of resting your knee against it? let alone if you happen to have an accident, or just come to the car running in rain and happen to kick it with your knee... It's a deal breaker.. Ten years and it will fall apart on it's own
The poor quality was just because they got one if the first 20,000 that was built... me and my husbend bought Explorers this week (mine is what Ford calls a "White Gold" Platinum model and my husbend got a Red Sport model, both very handsome looking SUVs both 2017 models and the fit and finish and quality is amazing! My Explorer Replaced my White 2011 Explorer Limited and his replaced his 2012 Tacoma (never again a Toyota!) overall we are VERY happy with our purchases! Glad to see an American compony putting QUALITY in there vehicles!
SummerWest VEVO Yeah go ahead and rub it in how rich you are! You fuckin suck you piece of shit!
Jordan F huh? How is that rich, it’s just normal cars. Here in Dubai my dad owns a brand new yukon Denali and a 2016 GLE coupe, yet we’re looked at as peasants.
I recently purchased a new 2017 Explorer Sport. Have had it for over a month now and so far quite solid and it has Sync 3 which is good! Paid $53k CAD ($40.5k USD) for it on Ford Employee Discount + Costco deal, and got the sunroof + adaptive cruise with collision assist. Really happy with it, no fit/finish issues. Wish the seat backings in 2nd/3rd row were stronger when folded down. Also wish it had a ZF-8 transmission. But the engine note is great! I'm loving it :)
thats all cute shit- I'd rather have the cop verison
What the fuck more could the interior possibly need? It's fucking fine and beautiful the way it is. It's still a nice ass car that's expensive af
I've owned several Explorers leading back to 2007 when they could actually go off roading, with my 2015 I was afraid to take it off road. The select train system is a joke, because the Explorer doesn't have the ground clearance needed to do any of those functions. The explorer was just over 50k, the Jeep GC Limited was $8000 less and it's interior was better quality plus it's 4x4 system can actually be used.
I Swear People Act Like the Ford Explorer had never cost 50k or over if you get the higher model's. People is just cheap these days. I don't have a problem with that price.
I want it because I Wana look like I could pull people over
the looka of all the competition is enough for me to buy this one
I understand QC issues on compact cars to save cost. But when your paying 30 plus I don't want creaks and rattles. Highlander or pilot would be my choice.
+Anderson Highlander and Pilot are the King and the Queen of the segment.
+Anderson Hyundai Santa Fe is also a very good option
+askani2 Not really. The Ford Explorer is the top seller.
Tofael Tohin Sante Fe is trash. had that as a rental as I had to replace the power steering on my 2012 Highlander Limited AWD SE and hated it. Took it back after a week and got the 2016 Rogue instead until Toyota was finished with my vehicle.
Purchased a 2017 Ford Explorer XLT and I'm loving it thus far.
Honestly Honda is the only one that splits the difference. Toyota is always a decade behind in tech and is always ugly.
I would still say Toyota Highlander is better
Just bought a 2016 Platinum Explorer. Has more cargo room than the GMC Acadia (we tested it because we need cargo space), and drives very well. If you need an off road vehicle maybe this won't be ideal, but if you need a family hauler this is ideal. I do, however have some reservations after a day or so of use:
1. Ambient lighting feature isn't consistent. It works, then it doesn't.
2. Not the greatest on gas. We traded in our 2012 F-150 which got us about 1000km on one tank, and even though the Explorer's tank is only 50L less in capacity, it is rated for around 400km per tank, which isn't good considering my tiny Kia Soul has a smaller fuel tank than the Explorer and I'm getting 600km per tank (according to the information screen on the dash). So, this means more fill ups and more $$$.
3. If you have babies and car seats, if you place your rear-facing car seat behind the driver, you cannot put the driver's seat all the way back to give you more room. My wife is fine with the space, I find it a little tight.
4. The foot rest for your left foot is smaller, so I find it a little awkward.
Otherwise it's a great vehicle. We bought it for longer road trips and general family hauling with the ability to take 2 more passengers if need be. Our truck made it impossible to take anyone else with us except our kids, so we kind of outgrew the truck. I do find though that if I had more money to burn, I would have preferred a vehicle with better fuel milage, but with the deals we got on this SUV and the trade in value of our truck, the price was hard to beat.
They completely stole the design from the range Rover. Just like how most Ford cars look like Aston Martin's with their front facia. Why can't they be original?!
you do realize this explorer style has been around for 5 years now while the new discovery from land rover came out last year...
+Akash Hegde He said Range Rover not the discovery, two different land rovers. I agree about Ford copying designs of other manufacturers. It seems like they're copying designs of the brands they use to own; Land Rover, Aston Martin, and Jaguar. I see a little bit of the Jag grill in the new continental.
+Akash Hegde you do realize this model refresh came out in 2016 model year. RR's had this look since 2014. Ford totally copied the front end look from RR. Their PR guy even said so.
+nativesundevil8866 OMG! You are right! Ford used to own Land Rover & Jaguar!!!
And it also seems when viewing the interior they also ripped of the unreliability that British cars are known for. (how often do you hear a RR owner complaining about his car falling apart in the interior department? Well I have.)
Damn Platinum does not even had projectors? I know they are LEDs but DAMN Reflecting housing with LEDs looks cheap as fuck.
skirmich every car should have projectors standard. It's 2017 dammit.
Do high miles matter on this car if it's being financed used
Everyone asked me if I don't like BMW's anymore.. I stall have them Bimmers! I'll keep my Ultimate Driving Machine of course! =)
+Ikester Reno Cool
I have a 2020 Ford Explorer Platinum and I love it very strong and very luxurious perfect suv
Out of the Ford cars, I like this one, mustang and of course ford trucks. Everything else is naahh
Very impressed with the new Explorer.. You can tell Ford spent alot in R&D on this car.. They were amazing in the 90's... However just want to pick at it... good god..
How about the exhaust leak in the cabin which was appear in the models from 2011 to 2015?!!
Did they resolved this issue or not?!!!
i bought one. love the car. quiet, spacious and loaded with features. paid $51k tax included on the road. if i went for lexus RX i would have paid $60k. my 6 yr old daughter loves the car and so do my real estate clients! bye bye lexus!
IHAVE A 2016 EXPLORER AND THE WHEEL HAS NO play in the steering wheel. Why does yours? It has amazing power and can be towed behind my motorhome with 4 wheels on the ground. Follow the directions in the owner's manual and you can disconnect the transmission from the e front wheels and they will free wheel without damaging the transmission. ENORMOUS POWER, PADDLE SHIFT, WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT + tWO displays! And the back 5 seats fold down
Only thing missing from the newer explorers is... the good ol v8!! Oh and a God damn CD player!!!
Don't need to miss a v8, and our 2017 explorer has a cd player, so I don't know what the hell you're on about lol. My grandparents owned a '92 and '04 explorer, both were very reliable, just as ours has been. They liked our explorer more than the older ones they owned.
You mind as well get the Ford Explorer instead of the Range Rover. The Ford has the look and also the reliability of a Range Rover. At half the price.
What do people do when testing cars for a potential purchase? The moment I press against the center console and it moves that it, its off the list. Ford has no motivation to improve quality if nobody cares.
+Lathan Starnes I have a 2015 XLT and I don't have this issue, it's likely a failure of Fords quality control..
+Harrison Stone Amazing that their quality control did not extend to their press vehicle. I cannot believe that they gave that specific car to be reviewed by the press, they should have given this car more checks than any.
Lathan Starnes Yeah it's pretty stupid, this car could have been the best in the segment but after owning one you realize that it's the little things that hold this car back such as things like shallow cup holders, the front footwell being cramped for tall people, the automatic folding seats that can be engaged accidentally while driving, etc
+Harrison Stone Ford has the best chassis tuning in the business. Honda's are usually more thoughtfully designed and built.
Our 2017 has NO problems like that! They just needed some time to get the quinks worked out
Seems like a anti ford ad for another company to me. " pOwEr bUttOn fOr the 3rD rOw foR tHosE wHo caNT bE boThErrD tO pUlL a LevER". Tfoh
Parking brake needed to be pressed down before you go out. Intrusive! Come on man!
It's 2022 now you need to update your TH-cam channel get a modified 2022 Ford explorer
Whatever happened to Zack? I kinda miss him doing reviews for KBB.
the exterior design is sick, the engine is good, the interior and overall cabin quality is trash...
lol ford can't help but shit all over their cars quality yet again
agree, the outside looks good, but inside is like made in china, sucks.
Love the handling and steering! Great vehicle, we bought it to tow a trailer but it is an awesome family car! Kia Sorento is not in this class.
Good to know!
typical Explorer......sony is never premium audio 😂 range Rover like looks but 😒 why wouldn't you put a pioneer screen and like mtx audio, clearly old people did the audio etc in this car
Hater alert hahaha
just purchased a 2016 explorer sport, after test driving all other same class SUV's this by far the best so far,
I'm from the future
Micah you will lose some weight
Regards
I just love the 2016 Ford Explorer!!!
Interior quality jus changed my mind along with steering. Hope this improves soon
I could be wrong but those headlights look suspiciously halogen at least the model that was showing when you said that.
Craig D it’s standard LED standard
Never buying. I mean LOOK AT THAT CENTER CONSOLE MOVE! And then there are a lot of people who say the throttle stops working..... AT THE WORST TIMES POSSIBLE! like on a hill road with a cliff. If someone should swerve around the corner you would be kicked of the mountain and rolled down the hillside.
do not buy a ford! They are junk! My 2015 Ford Explorer is falling apart just after the warranty expired and I had a problem with it before the warranty expired that they said they did not have a fix for at the time but now they have a fix for it and they won't fix my car because it's passed the warranty. They are very shady!!
My car has about 50,000 miles on it and the door is falling apart and they admit it is a design defect and it occurring in a lot of the explorers but they still will not fix it. This is a $40,000 car!!! A fully loaded limited Ford Explorer. One of the problems with my car is a safety issue is what makes it even worse.. Exhaust leaks into the cabin of the car.
Junk! And they're customer service is very rude!!!!!
My niece has a new Ford Focus that is falling apart too and has transmission problems!!
Very good review! Very informative! I'll pass on the suv though
i have the 2017 ford explore platinum and i love it
Cant lie, ford sound systems are fucking trash
All i see is a cop car. Hate these
+Blake Swan and the annoying dodge chargers
+Jackie Wu they aren't annoying I find the explorer annoying.
Lol
Thats the one thing.. it always takes my eyes off the road thinking its a cop!!
I think it does the car diservice by being a cop car. I hate it just for that fact
If I turned my 2017 explorer steering wheel like he did, mine would be in the ditch or rolled over.
I have had a 2017 Explorer Limited for a year and a half it’s not bad, but it is all that will fit in my garage. I will never buy an engine with a hairdryer on it( turbo) or a 4 banger.so between those two mandatory items, I guess I will keep it a while as the new ones don’t meet the requirements other than size
I mean. Ford sync has 911 assist so if the phone is connected it will call out if in an accident and you cant. So I mean it may not be the same concept sos system there still is one
yeah Ford isn't known for interior quality at all
agree, the outside looks good, but inside is like made in china, sucks.
shame it doesnt have projector beams
To me it's interior is too cheap. I would rather get a Honda Pilot, Nissan Pathfinder, or Toyota Highlander.
This guy is a joke
The only reason the explorer is best-selling is because of all the police vehicles.
Police vehicles are counted as different cars.
Nope look at the facts they sell more without Police vehicles too!
High sales are generally attributed to a long list of positive attributes unless it's surrounding a products initial buzz but this model has been out for what 6 or 7 years now people tend to be more objective and aware of product shortcomings at this point so sales actually increasing for this vehicle just demonstrates most of its complaints are nitpicking.
That's a shame. I was pretty much sold on getting this car.
Me too. I think I'll settle for either 2016 Honda Pilot, Buick Enclave, Nissan Pathfinder or GMC Acadia.
GMC Acadia and the Ford Escape are my favorites
For $50k, I'd rather buy a used Mercedes or Lexus SUV.
They talk so much shit about the explorer but yet it’s such an amazing car
ugly grill,but good hp v6.Jeep v6 looks better but need more hp just 295
Awesome 😀 😀 2016 Ford explorer off-road review .
Love the Ford Explorer
The parking break is engineered that way to remind you to use it.... duh!!! Folks at Ford a genius, I tell you.
+John Leyman It's annoying how many people don't use their parking brake. Whether it's the hand lever or the foot pedal, they don't seem to think it's important until something goes wrong.
Andrew Gems
But you're putting a lot of stress on the parking pin in the transmission. That's why the parking brake is there. Use it!
The Explorer is still deserving of its best selling title, the rest of the class is trash, the Honda Pilot has a push button gear selector which will break over time, making you unable to shift the car
2.3l 4i turbo eb? Not 2.0l?
I live I. The mountains of Colorado what engine should I get
If you're looking for any quality or reliability I'd look elsewhere, such as the 2016 Pilot.
+Wade Ransom it's made in Alabama
Just an update, our 2017 explorer is about 5 and a half years old, not a single repair. Those 2016 pilots you spoke of had a lot of transmission and electrical issues in their first few model years, and even the oh so reliable Toyota has issues. My cousins Highlander is having engine issues, it's basically the same age as our explorer.
Great car!
Fords quality has been great recently in their other vehicles (fusion, focus, etc). I wonder why they decided to cheap out on the explorer.
You just hate American made cars no matter what they do. Stop being the marketing arm for the Asian auto industry :D
Cualquiera que ve este video asi no entienda ingles por las condiciones de la carretera pensara que va hacer la prueba fuera de la ruta no es asi le agradecemos que haga un video ford explorer fuera de la ruta con traduccion a español
Great review
1:51 Bro you got to boost the bass It’ll make it sound 💯 better
Hater review.
My 2010 explorer is all I need for now. Probably switching to a sorento though.
Toyota Highlander Or Ford Explorer?
have a 2014 explorer sport and its amazing, plust all other suv's its compared to are just ugly, slow and don't have the room. zero problems with my ford, but all the people talking bad about it probably never even owned one.
How's it still holding up, our 2017 explorer hasn't had a single issue thus far in the 5 plus years we've owned it.
Nice improvement of the car this time.The old car was like a sumo feeling vehicle,plus the features were not so much for the car to be the leader of the sub - compact crossover segment.The new one got tonnes of goodies and engine specs for it to still be one to be liked very much.
i drove my friend's white one the other day and people started slowing down around me. they thought I was A cop
Is there a Diesel variant for this?
I want to buy Ford Explorer .
But official dealership will end in Japan .
Which should I do buy or not?
Neuron prado is better
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Video Good as Always👍
It's funny how yall still calling Crossover's SUV's
I actually really like this one, the third row is comfortable, affordable, and buying it used gives you a great deal.
Haha! That's one way to annoy Americans into using the parking brake.
There is a lot more in the chevy traverse
Sony audio is terrible.
Are these more reliable than a VW Toureg?
Great review man
So basically it's a POS...
It's an inch off the ground
that's what happens when people buy suv's for no reason
His videos are not so good
Just hired one for a week. This isn't a car I'd 'dig'. I'd happily bury it though. Had the 'Limited' trim - limited acceleration, limited drivability, limited sound quality, limited refinement but unlimited space...
horrible vehicle