Crash test ratings for 2017 Ford Explorer

Variant: 4-door SUV

IIHS Test Ratings

Small overlap front
Combined rating for driver-side and passenger-side tests.Tests the vehicle's structural integrity and airbag performance in a frontal crash where only a small portion of the front end is involved.
N/A
Small overlap front: driver-side
For pre-2024 testing. Small overlap front rating for driver-side.
M
Small overlap front: passenger-side
For pre-2024 testing. Small overlap front rating for passenger-side.
P
Moderate overlap front: original test
Tests the vehicle's structural integrity and airbag performance in a frontal crash where a moderate portion of the front end is involved. This is the original version of the test.
G
Moderate overlap front: updated test
Tests the vehicle's structural integrity and airbag performance in a frontal crash where a moderate portion of the front end is involved. This is an updated version of the test.
N/A
Side: original test
Tests the vehicle's structural integrity and side airbag performance in a side impact crash. This is the original version of the test.
G
Side: updated test
Tests the vehicle's structural integrity and side airbag performance in a side impact crash. This is an updated version of the test.
N/A
Roof strength
Measures the strength of the vehicle's roof in the event of a rollover crash. Test discontinued since 2022.
G
Head restraints & seats
Evaluates the effectiveness of head restraints and seats in protecting against whiplash injuries in rear-end crashes. Test discontinued since 2022.
N/A

Headlights
Assesses the performance of the vehicle's headlights in providing visibility during nighttime driving.
P
Front crash prevention: pedestrian
Evaluates the vehicle's automatic emergency braking system in avoiding or mitigating pedestrian collisions. Combined day and night result.
N/A
Front crash prevention: pedestrian (day)
For pre-2024 testing. Evaluates the vehicle's automatic emergency braking system in avoiding or mitigating pedestrian collisions during daytime conditions.
N/A
Front crash prevention: pedestrian (night)
For pre-2024 testing. Evaluates the vehicle's automatic emergency braking system in avoiding or mitigating pedestrian collisions during nighttime conditions.
N/A

Seat belt reminders
Assesses the effectiveness of the vehicle's seat belt reminder system in encouraging seat belt use.
N/A
LATCH ease of use
Evaluates the ease of use of the vehicle's LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children) system for installing child restraints.
A

Overall safety rating
Combines the vehicle's performance in frontal crash, side crash, and rollover tests to provide a comprehensive safety rating.
★★★★★

Front crash overall rating
Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.
★★★★★
Front crash combined rating
Combines the vehicle's performance in frontal crash tests for both the driver and passenger sides.
★★★★★
Rear crash combined rating
Combines the vehicle's performance in rear crash tests for both the driver and passenger sides.
★★★★★
Front crash driver side rating
Evaluates the vehicle's performance in a frontal crash test for the driver side.
★★★★★
Front crash passenger side rating
Evaluates the vehicle's performance in a frontal crash test for the passenger side.
★★★★★

Side crash overall rating
Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.
★★★★★
Side barrier crash rating
Evaluates the vehicle's performance in a side barrier crash test, simulating a side-impact collision with another vehicle.
★★★★★
Side barrier driver rating
Evaluates the vehicle's performance in a side barrier crash test for the driver side.
★★★★★
Side barrier rear passenger rating
Evaluates the vehicle's performance in a side barrier crash test for the rear passenger side.
★★★★★
Side pole crash overall rating
Evaluates the vehicle's performance in a side pole crash test, simulating a collision with a narrow fixed object like a utility pole.
★★★★★

Rollover overall rating
The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.
★★★★★
Dynamic Tip Result
Measures the vehicle's resistance to tipping over in a dynamic test.
No Tip
Rollover Risk
Estimates the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle crash based on the vehicle's static attributes.
16.4%

You may notice some ratings are marked "N/A". This is because either:

Only partial rating data is available for the car.
For IIHS tests, some tests may not apply to a car's test year due to evolving testing standards or naming conventions. For example, the roof test was discontinued in 2022, and in 2024, the "Small overlap front" rating replaced the individual driver-side and passenger-side ratings, by simply equalling the lower of the two ratings.

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