Ford Explorer Ground Clearance by Year

Ford Explorer ground clearance ranges from 7.6 to 8.3 inches across the catalog years 1999-2023. The range covers all listed years, so the value is not identical across every Explorer in the catalog.

Read the figures as a range rather than as one clearance value for every model. The specific figure can vary by year or trim; the available facts do not identify which years or trims correspond to either end of the range. Check the vehicle’s door jamb or owner’s manual to confirm the clearance for a particular Explorer.

Ground clearance is the distance between the vehicle’s underside and the ground. Use the catalog range as a general reference, not a substitute for the specification for your exact vehicle.

Stored ground clearance by year. Missing years have no clearance figure in this extract.

The largest stored change occurs between 2015 and 2016, when ground clearance increases.

Key changes

2015
Stored ground clearance changed
8.3 in → 7.6 in
2016
Stored ground clearance changed
7.6 in → 8.3 in

Ground clearance by year

Clearance by year

Year	Clearance	Configs
2023	8.2 in	15
2022	8.2 in	15
2021	8.2 in	8
2020	7.9–8.3 in	6
2019	7.8–8.3 in	8
2018	7.8–8.3 in	8
2017	7.8–8.3 in	8
2016	7.9–8.3 in	8
2015	7.6 in	7
2014	7.6–8.3 in	7
2013	7.6–8.3 in	7
2012	7.6–8.3 in	6
2011	7.6–8.3 in	6
2010	—	8
2009	—	18
2008	—	16
2007	—	12
2006	—	14
2005	—	20
2004	—	32
2003	—	34
2002	—	8
2001	—	11
2000	—	14
1999	—	13