mkaresh Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 I wanted more up-to-date car reliability information that included actual repair rates. So in late 2005 I started getting people together to make this possible. TrueDelta now reports absolute repair rates that make the differences between cars much clearer. Results are updated four times a year, so it's possible to track cars closely as they age. So far, 246 Expedition and Navigator owners have signed up to participate. A good start, but more remain needed to fully cover all model years. Participants simply report repairs the month after they occur on a one-page survey. When there are no repairs, they simply report an approximate odometer reading four times a year, at the end of each quarter. To encourage participation, participants receive full access to all results, not just those for the Expedition and Navigator, for free. For the details, and to sign up to help out: Car reliability research Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkaresh Posted December 7, 2009 Author Share Posted December 7, 2009 We've posted a result for one model year of the Expedition, the 2003. With a repair frequency of 83 successful repair trips per year per 100 vehicles, it's about average. This is based on a very small sample size. With more participants we could provide precise results and cover all model years. A big thanks to everyone who has been helping. We'll have further updates in February and May. Ford Expedition reliability comparisons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkaresh Posted March 22, 2010 Author Share Posted March 22, 2010 We've posted an updated result for one model year of the Expedition, the 2003, that includes owner experiences through December 31, 2009. With a repair frequency of 69 repair trips per year per 100 vehicles, it's about average. This is based on a very small sample size. We'll have further updates in May and August. With more participants we could provide precise results and cover all model years. Ford Expedition reliability comparisons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkaresh Posted May 30, 2010 Author Share Posted May 30, 2010 (edited) We've posted an updated result for one model year of the Expedition, the 2003, that includes owner experiences through March 31, 2010. With a repair frequency of 71 repair trips per year per 100 vehicles, it remains about average. This is based on a very small sample size. We'll have further updates in August and November. With more participants we could provide more precise results and cover all model years. Ford Expedition reliability comparisons Edited May 30, 2010 by mkaresh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkaresh Posted September 26, 2010 Author Share Posted September 26, 2010 We have updated results for the Expedition an Navigator to include owner experiences through June 30, 2010. Other sources of car reliability information won't cover the more recent months until the summer or even fall of next year. Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year: 2003: 74, about average 2000: 76, better than average Both are based on very small sample sizes. We'll have further updates in November and February. With more participants we could provide more precise results and cover all model years. To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help: Ford Expedition reliability comparisons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkaresh Posted December 27, 2010 Author Share Posted December 27, 2010 We have updated results for the Expedition an Navigator to include owner experiences through September 30, 2010. Other sources of car reliability information won't cover the months since April until the summer or even fall of next year. Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year: 2007: 34, better than average 2004: 91, about average 2003: 91, about average 2000: 94, better than average All are based on small and even very small sample sizes. We'll have further updates in February and May. With more participants we could provide more precise results and cover all model years. To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help: Ford Expedition reliability ratings and comparisons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkaresh Posted March 7, 2011 Author Share Posted March 7, 2011 We have updated results for the Expedition and Navigator to include owner experiences through December 31, 2010. Other sources of car reliability information won't cover the months since April until the summer or even fall of this year. Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year: 2007: 33, better than average 2005: 74, about average 2004: 123, worse than average 2003: 81, about average 2000: 145, about average All but the 2003 are based on small and even very small sample sizes, which likely explains the variation from year to year. We'll have further updates in May and August. With more participants we could provide more precise results and cover all model years. To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help: Ford Expedition reliability ratings and comparisons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70Mach1Speed Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 My 04 Expy has been above average for me with no TSB's to date and no problems in 7 years. I'm sure lots of other vehicles out there don't fit the survey stats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkaresh Posted June 12, 2011 Author Share Posted June 12, 2011 With any car there are some that have had no problems and some that have had many problems. What differs are the odds of each case. This does make it important to have as large a sample size as possible, and our sample size is decent only for the 2003. We have updated results for the Expedition and Navigator to include owner experiences through March 31, 2011. Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year: 2007: 40, better than average 2005: 65, about average 2004: 98, about average 2003: 114, about average 2000: 137, about average All but the 2003 are based on small and even very small sample sizes. We'll have further updates in August and November. To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help improve this information: Ford Expedition reliability ratings and comparisons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkaresh Posted August 31, 2011 Author Share Posted August 31, 2011 We have updated results for the Expedition and Navigator to include owner experiences through June 30, 2011. Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year: 2008: 90, about average 2007: 41, better than average 2005: 71, about average 2004: 109, about average 2003: 116, about average All but the 2003 are based on small and even very small sample sizes. We'll have further updates in November and February. With more participants we could provide more precise results and cover all model years. To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help improve this information: Ford Expedition reliability ratings and comparisons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkaresh Posted January 11, 2012 Author Share Posted January 11, 2012 We have updated our reliability stats for the Expedition and Navigator (on our redesigned site) to include owner experiences through September 30, 2011. Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year: 2008: 79, about average 2007: 52, better than average 2005: 109, about average 2004: 113, about average 2003: 143, worse than average All but the 2003 and 2005 are based on small and even very small sample sizes. We'll have further updates in February and May. With more participants we could provide more precise results and cover all model years. To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help improve this information: Ford Expedition reliability ratings and comparisons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkaresh Posted December 8, 2012 Author Share Posted December 8, 2012 We have updated our reliability stats for the Expedition and Navigator to include owner experiences through September 30, 2012. Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year: 2008: 41, about average 2007: 55, better than average 2005: 103, worse than average on stricter recalibrated scale 2004: 127, worse than average 2003: 91, worse than average 2000: 132, worse than average 1999: 94, about average All but the 2003 are based on small and even very small sample sizes. The 2007 was just one vehicle short. We'll have further updates in February and May. With more owners involved we could provide more precise results and cover all model years. To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help improve this information: Ford Expedition reliability ratings and comparisons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkaresh Posted March 13, 2013 Author Share Posted March 13, 2013 We have updated our reliability stats for the Expedition and Navigator to include owner experiences through December 31, 2012. Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year: 2008: 55, moderate 2007: 55, moderate, two responses short 2005: 57, moderate 2004: 85, moderate 2003: 91, moderate, decent sample size 2000: 35, low 1999: 48, low Very small sample sizes except in the two cases noted. We'll have further updates in May and August. With more owners involved we could provide more precise results and cover all model years. To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help improve this information: Ford Expedition reliability ratings and comparisons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkaresh Posted July 16, 2013 Author Share Posted July 16, 2013 We've updated our reliability stats for the Expedition to include owner experiences through March 31, 2013. Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year: 2008 Expedition: 60, moderate, small sample size 2007 Expedition: 54, moderate, small sample size 2005 Expedition: 70, moderate, small sample size 2004 Expedition: 54, low, very small sample size 2003 Expedition: 93, moderate, small sample size 2000 Expedition: 77, low, very small sample size We'll have further updates in August and in November. The more owners participate, the more comprehensive and precise these will be. For the details, including the descriptions of reported repairs, and to sign up to help improve this information: Ford Expedition reliability ratings and comparisons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkaresh Posted October 10, 2013 Author Share Posted October 10, 2013 We've updated our reliability stats for the Expedition to include owner experiences through June 30, 2013. (Another source is about 14 months behind.) Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year: 2008 Expedition: 56, moderate, small sample size 2007 Expedition: 45, low 2005 Expedition: 72, moderate, small sample size 2004 Expedition: 77, moderate, small sample size 2003 Expedition: 104, high, small sample size 2000 Expedition: 52, low, very small sample size We'll have further updates in November and February. To view competitors' scores and descriptions of reported repairs, and to sign up to help: Ford Expedition reliability ratings and comparisons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkaresh Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 We've updated our reliability stats for the Expedition to include owner experiences through September 30, 2013. Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year: 2008 Expedition: 53, moderate, small sample size 2007 Expedition: 51, moderate 2005 Expedition: 75, moderate, small sample size 2004 Expedition: 88, moderate, small sample size 2003 Expedition: 118, high, small sample size We'll have further updates in February and in May. The more owners participate, the more comprehensive and precise these will be. To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help improve this information: Ford Expedition reliability ratings and comparisons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkaresh Posted April 23, 2014 Author Share Posted April 23, 2014 We've updated our reliability stats for the Expedition to include owner experiences through December 31, 2013. Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year: 2008 Expedition: 39, low, small sample size 2007 Expedition: 39, low 2006 Expedition: 81, moderate, very small sample size 2005 Expedition: 71, moderate, small sample size 2004 Expedition: 74, moderate, small sample size 2003 Expedition: 94, moderate, small sample size 2000 Expedition: 44, low, very small sample size We'll have further updates in May and in August. The more owners participate, the more comprehensive and precise these will be. To see the repairs behind these stats, and to sign up to help improve this information: Ford Expedition reliability ratings and comparisons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkaresh Posted July 29, 2014 Author Share Posted July 29, 2014 Our reliability stats for the Expedition now include owner experiences through March 31, 2014, making them nearly a year ahead of other sources. Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year: 2008 Expedition: 57, moderate, small sample size 2007 Expedition: 58, moderate 2006 Expedition: 77, moderate, very small sample size 2005 Expedition: 71, moderate, very small sample size 2004 Expedition: 86, moderate, small sample size 2003 Expedition: 74, low, small sample size 2000 Expedition: 56, low, very small sample size Thank you, once again, everyone who has been helping. Next update in August. For a deeper dive, including the stats for other cars and repair descriptions, and to sign up to help improve this information: Ford Expedition reliability ratings and comparisons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkaresh Posted October 30, 2014 Author Share Posted October 30, 2014 We've updated our reliability stats for the Expedition to include owner experiences through June 30, 2014. Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year: 2008 Expedition: 57, moderate, small sample size 2007 Expedition: 56, moderate 2006 Expedition: 66, moderate, very small sample size 2005 Expedition: 75, moderate, very small sample size 2004 Expedition: 72, moderate, small sample size 2003 Expedition: 55, low, small sample size 1999 Expedition: 71, low, very small sample size Next updates in November and in February. The more owners participate, the more comprehensive and precise these will be. For repair descriptions, the stats of other cars, and to sign up to help improve this information: Ford Expedition reliability ratings and comparisons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkaresh Posted January 15, 2015 Author Share Posted January 15, 2015 We've updated our reliability stats for the Expedition to include owner experiences through September 30, 2014. Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year: 2008 Expedition: 49, low, small sample size 2007 Expedition: 49, low, small sample size 2006 Expedition: 59, moderate, very small sample size 2005 Expedition: 63, moderate, very small sample size 2004 Expedition: 116, high, small sample size 2003 Expedition: 62, low, small sample size 1999 Expedition: 48, low, very small sample size Additional participants would be very helpful. (I'd love to be able to drop the disclaimers and cover all model years.) To view the repairs behind these numbers, check the stats for other cars, and sign up to help improve this information (next update in February): Ford Expedition reliability ratings and comparisons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhawk587 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 I own a 2006 Expedition with 162,000 miles. No issues so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkaresh Posted April 18, 2016 Author Share Posted April 18, 2016 We've updated our reliability stats for the Expedition and Navigator (combined in the stats) to include owner experiences through the end of 2015, about eight months ahead of other sources. In terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year--lower is better: 2008 Expedition: 43, low, small sample size 2007 Expedition: 70, moderate, small sample size 2006 Expedition: 75, moderate, very small sample size 2005 Expedition: 71, low, very small sample size 2004 Expedition: 40, low, very small sample size 2003 Expedition: 92, moderate, small sample size We'll have further updates in May and in August. The more owners participate, the more comprehensive and precise these will be. For the repairs behind these stats, reliability information on other models, and to sign up to help improve this information: Ford Expedition reliability ratings and comparisons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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