2021 Ford Explorer XLT
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2021 Ford Explorer
A component is listed below if NHTSA records a vehicle recall campaign, a manufacturer warranty extension or service campaign, or at least 10 distinct consumer complaints.
Recall campaigns
NHTSA lists these campaigns as covering certain 2021 Ford Explorer vehicles. One campaign can list several components, so adding these counts is not a way to total the campaigns — 26 vehicle campaigns are on record for this model-year.
- Power Train5 campaigns120 distinct complaints
- Engine3 campaigns57 distinct complaints
- Electrical System1 campaign42 distinct complaints
- Visibility1 campaign40 distinct complaints
- Back Over Prevention7 campaigns36 distinct complaints
Federal law requires the manufacturer to remedy a safety recall at no cost to the owner — by repair, replacement or refund — for vehicles not more than 15 years old on the date the defect was determined.
Parts are sometimes on back-order and some remedies are interim, so a dealer may not be able to complete the work immediately. A specific vehicle’s current recall status is available through NHTSA’s VIN recall lookup.
OAV lists only communications filed as warranty extensions or service campaigns. Ford filed 292 other service communications for this model year; those are not listed.
These federal records are not an input to OAV’s price verdict.
These records describe the 2021 model-year, not any individual vehicle, and are not an inspection. One complaint can be recorded against more than one component, so counts do not sum to the model-year total. Service records for any component listed here are worth requesting from the seller. Showing 5 of 14 components with records above OAV’s publication floor — see all 14 for this model-year.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. Mileage is self-reported and frequently rounded. Complaint records as of 2026-09-21. Recall records as of 2026-09-21. Manufacturer communications as of 2026-09-21.
XLT
La Habra, CA 90631
Is this 2021 Ford Explorer XLT a good deal?
OAV verdict: Unscored
Why: Listed at $16,995. This vehicle has higher mileage than is typical for its age, so its lower price isn't enough on its own to establish a like-for-like market discount — OAV withholds a verdict rather than call it a deal. Listed 67 days.
Market price position
This vehicle has higher mileage than is typical for its age, so its lower price isn't enough on its own to establish a like-for-like market discount — OAV withholds a verdict rather than call it a deal.
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About This 2021 Ford Explorer
Listing updated: Sep 23, 2026Listed by an independent dealer in La Habra, CA · On lot for 67 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA
This used 2021 Ford Explorer XLT is listed at $16,995 by metro auto in La Habra, CA 90631. It has 105,998 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). It features a RWD drivetrain with a 2.3L I4 engine and Automatic transmission.
OAV's independent, evidence-backed Price-to-Market analysis rates this vehicle as Unscored. This vehicle has higher mileage than is typical for its age, so its lower price isn't enough on its own to establish a like-for-like market discount — OAV withholds a verdict rather than call it a deal.
This vehicle has been on the lot for 67 days.
Analysis powered by OAV's patented inventory standardization technology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477). Verdict methodology ptm-verdict-v1 · snapshot Sep 23, 2026. The comparable band (patent pending) is the input; ptm-verdict-v1 is the versioned OAV rule set that turns it into this verdict.
Market context
This listing is part of OAV's broader La Habra, CA suvs market analysis. OAV compares vehicles by local and regional price-to-market ranges and comparable count; days-on-lot and demand signals are shown separately, not as verdict inputs.
How this deal is rated
OAV compares this 2021 Ford Explorer against similar vehicles currently available for sale — same make, model, and year range, using trim where the data supports it. OAV does not adjust comparable prices for mileage; on used vehicles it withholds a verdict when mileage would distort the comparison — very high or unreliable mileage, or a lower price better explained by higher-than-typical mileage than by a genuine market discount — rather than overstate a deal. Based on where this listing falls in that comparable set, it is rated:
- Great Deal — priced below the comparable-range floor by at least OAV's minimum-gap margin; a smaller gap under the floor is Fair Price.
- Fair Price — priced within the comparable range, or below the floor by less than that margin.
- Overpriced — priced above the typical range for comparable vehicles.
- Unscored — OAV withholds a verdict when the evidence cannot support one: too few or too widely spread comparables, a price it cannot validate, a branded or salvage title, or mileage that would distort the comparison. The listing stays visible; only the rating is withheld.
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How this listing is verified
This vehicle listing was aggregated from an independent dealer in La Habra, CA, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN 1FMSK7DH7MGC06355 can be independently verified via the U.S. Department of Transportation's NHTSA VIN decoder, and safety recalls at NHTSA's recall database.
Vehicle attributes (year, make, model, trim, mileage, location) are standardized using OAV's patented vehicle market standardization technology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477), which normalizes naming conventions and deduplicates cross-listed inventory across the dealership network. Listing data is processed daily; Price-to-Market analysis uses comparable vehicles.
2021 Ford Explorer Market in CA
CA Market Listings
747
Average Price
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Price Range
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Avg Days on Lot
85
Based on all 747 2019-2023 Ford Explorer listings in the CA market. Because OAV has not assigned a reliable price verdict to this listing, it does not state how it compares to this broader average. Similar vehicles spend an average of 85 days on dealer lots in this market.
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