Ford Explorer Fuel Tank by Year

Which catalog years and configurations are the most fuel efficient, plus tank size and estimated range where both exist.

The largest stored change occurs between 2010 and 2011, when highway mpg, city mpg, and tank change.

Key changes

2002
Stored figures changed
Highway MPG −1 mpg · City MPG +1 mpg · Tank +1.5 gal
2011
Stored figures changed
Highway MPG +5 mpg · City MPG +3 mpg · Tank −3.9 gal
2018
Stored figures changed
Highway MPG +3 mpg · City MPG +2 mpg
2020
Stored figures changed
Highway MPG +1 mpg · City MPG +2 mpg · Tank +3.2 gal
2022
Stored figures changed
City MPG +4 mpg · Tank +1.6 gal

Year	Tank	City	Highway	Est. hwy range
2023	17.9–20.2 gal	18–25 mpg	22–28 mpg	566 mi
2022	17.9–20.2 gal	18–25 mpg	24–28 mpg	566 mi
2021	18.6 gal	18–21 mpg	24–28 mpg	521 mi
2020	19.2–21.8 gal	18–21 mpg	24–28 mpg	610 mi
2019	18.6 gal	16–19 mpg	22–27 mpg	502 mi
2018	18.6 gal	16–19 mpg	22–27 mpg	502 mi
2017	18.6 gal	17 mpg	24 mpg	446 mi
2016	18.6 gal	—	—	—
2015	18.6 gal	16–17 mpg	22–24 mpg	446 mi
2014	18.6 gal	16–17 mpg	22–24 mpg	446 mi
2013	18.6 gal	16–17 mpg	22–24 mpg	446 mi
2012	18.6 gal	17–18 mpg	23–25 mpg	465 mi
2011	18.6 gal	17 mpg	23–25 mpg	465 mi
2010	22.5 gal	13–14 mpg	19–20 mpg	450 mi
2009	22.5 gal	13–15 mpg	19–21 mpg	473 mi
2008	22.5 gal	13–14 mpg	19–20 mpg	450 mi
2007	22.5 gal	14–15 mpg	20–21 mpg	473 mi
2006	22.5 gal	14–15 mpg	20–21 mpg	473 mi
2005	22.5 gal	14–16 mpg	18–21 mpg	473 mi
2004	22.5 gal	15–16 mpg	19–21 mpg	473 mi
2003	22.5 gal	14–15 mpg	19–21 mpg	473 mi
2002	22.5 gal	16–17 mpg	20–21 mpg	473 mi
2001	21.0 gal	14–16 mpg	19–22 mpg	462 mi
2000	17.5–21.0 gal	14–18 mpg	20–23 mpg	483 mi
1999	17.5–21.0 gal	14–18 mpg	19–23 mpg	483 mi