Head to head · 2013 Ford Explorer vs 2015 Ford Explorer

2013 Explorer vs 2015 Explorer

These records post indexes of 9.6 and 8.6. They share 5 usable evidence dimensions, but their relative index gap does not clear the 15 percent verdict rule. MotorCensus publishes no winner for this pair.

2013
P96 of cohort
Ford Explorer · midsize-suv-2011-2015
9.6 ±0
Complaint records2,224
Median mileage at the reported problem76,200 mi
Largest component groupSteering
Distinct narratives2,187
vs
2015
P86 of cohort
Ford Explorer · midsize-suv-2013-2017
8.6
Complaint records1,752
Median mileage at the reported problem55,510 mi
Largest component groupStructure
Distinct narratives1,728
1.0
Index points between the two records
472
Difference in complaint reports on file
5
Shared evidence dimensions
No call
Margin under the 15 percent verdict rule

The verdict · shared-evidence rule · Methodology

Too close to call

No published verdict for this pair: signal difference under 15 percent. These records clear the shared-dimension gate, but their relative signal-index gap stays below the verdict threshold.

Read the verdict rule

A comparison requires at least two shared usable evidence dimensions. For eligible pairs, the verdict applies a 15 percent threshold to the relative gap between the two complaint-signal indexes. It is not a mechanical failure rate or a complete reliability measure. Metrics below a sample gate show no value rather than an estimate.

Component groups · share of each record

Where each file concentrates

Failure files
2013 Ford Explorer · 2,224 complaint reports2015 Ford Explorer · 1,752 complaint reports
Steering
30%
16%
Structure
16%
18%
Other
13%
18%
Engine
11%
13%

Bars use a 0 to 50 percent share scale. Shares are of each record's own classified reports, so the smaller file's percentages sit on fewer reports. A zero bar means the group does not appear in that record's published distribution.

From the records · loudest cluster on each file

What owners report most

How clusters are built
Steering effort · 655 reports

Reports describe steering effort or control concerns

2013 Ford ExplorerTop cluster of 6
Steering effort · 269 reports

Reports describe steering effort or control concerns

2015 Ford ExplorerTop cluster of 6

Cluster summaries paraphrase recurring symptoms reported to NHTSA. They are aggregate descriptions, not individual verbatim reports.

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