Exact configuration / US market
2025 / MY2025 / RWD
Ford Explorer RWD · Automatic 10-speed · 6 cyl · 3.0 L · Turbo
MY2025 US configuration with 3.0 L, automatic 10-speed, and source-linked EPA data.
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02 / Maintenance at a glance
13 maintenance guides available
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Identity
7/11- Model year
- 2025
Verified
FuelEconomy.gov vehicle record 48282, year - Market
- United States
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FuelEconomy.gov vehicle record 48282, dataset US-market scope - Body style
- SUV
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FuelEconomy.gov vehicle record 48282, VClass - Doors
- Not recorded
- Seating capacity
- Not recorded
- Chassis / platform code
- Not recorded
- Factory grade
- Not recorded
- Manufacturer code
- FMX
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FuelEconomy.gov vehicle record 48282, mfrCode - EPA vehicle class
- Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD
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FuelEconomy.gov vehicle record 48282, VClass - FuelEconomy.gov record
- 48282
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FuelEconomy.gov vehicle record 48282, id - EPA engine ID
- 15
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FuelEconomy.gov vehicle record 48282, engId
Powertrain
7/22- Powertrain layout
- Not recorded
- Powertrain type
- Internal combustion
Verified
FuelEconomy.gov vehicle record 48282, atvType, fuelType1, and fuelType - Engine
- Not recorded
- Engine description
- SIDI
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FuelEconomy.gov vehicle record 48282, eng_dscr - Engine code
- Not recorded
- Engine position
- Not recorded
- Cylinders
- 6
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FuelEconomy.gov vehicle record 48282, cylinders - Displacement
- 183.1 cu in
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FuelEconomy.gov vehicle record 48282, displ - Bore
- Not recorded
- Stroke
- Not recorded
- Compression ratio
- Not recorded
- Valves
- Not recorded
- Induction
- Turbocharged
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FuelEconomy.gov vehicle record 48282, tCharger, sCharger, and eng_dscr - Fuel delivery
- Not recorded
- Fuel
- Regular Gasoline
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FuelEconomy.gov vehicle record 48282, fuelType1 and fuelType - Alternate fuel
- Not recorded
- Stop-start system
- Yes
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FuelEconomy.gov vehicle record 48282, startStop - Engine power
- Not recorded
- Power speed
- Not recorded
- Engine torque
- Not recorded
- Torque speed
- Not recorded
- Redline
- Not recorded
Transmission
4/8- Transmission
- Automatic 10-speed
Verified
FuelEconomy.gov vehicle record 48282, trany - Transmission code
- Not recorded
- Transmission type
- Automatic
Derived
FuelEconomy.gov vehicle record 48282, trany; normalized transmission type - EPA transmission descriptor
- Not recorded
- Forward ratios / speeds
- 10
Derived
FuelEconomy.gov vehicle record 48282, trany; parsed forward-speed count - Driven wheels
- RWD
Verified
FuelEconomy.gov vehicle record 48282, drive - Differential
- Not recorded
- Transfer case
- Not recorded
Gearing
0/19- 1st gear
- Not recorded
- 2nd gear
- Not recorded
- 3rd gear
- Not recorded
- 4th gear
- Not recorded
- 5th gear
- Not recorded
- 6th gear
- Not recorded
- 7th gear
- Not recorded
- 8th gear
- Not recorded
- 9th gear
- Not recorded
- 10th gear
- Not recorded
- CVT lowest ratio
- Not recorded
- CVT highest ratio
- Not recorded
- Reverse
- Not recorded
- Final drive
- Not recorded
- Front final drive
- Not recorded
- Rear final drive
- Not recorded
- Secondary reduction
- Not recorded
- Transfer-case high range
- Not recorded
- Transfer-case low range
- Not recorded
Chassis and steering
0/7- Frame / construction
- Not recorded
- Front suspension
- Not recorded
- Rear suspension
- Not recorded
- Steering
- Not recorded
- Steering ratio
- Not recorded
- Turns lock-to-lock
- Not recorded
- Turning circle
- Not recorded
Brakes
0/6- Brake system
- Not recorded
- Front brakes
- Not recorded
- Rear brakes
- Not recorded
- Front rotor diameter
- Not recorded
- Rear rotor diameter
- Not recorded
- Anti-lock braking
- Not recorded
Wheels and tires
0/8- Wheels
- Not recorded
- Front wheel
- Not recorded
- Rear wheel
- Not recorded
- Front tire
- Not recorded
- Rear tire
- Not recorded
- Wheel fastener torque
- Not recorded
- Front cold tire pressure
- Not recorded
- Rear cold tire pressure
- Not recorded
Replacement fitment
3/22- Wheel bolt pattern
- Not recorded
- Center bore
- Not recorded
- Front wheel offset
- Not recorded
- Rear wheel offset
- Not recorded
- Wheel fastener thread
- Not recorded
- Spare tire
- Not recorded
- Driver-side wiper
- Not recorded
- Passenger-side wiper
- Not recorded
- Rear wiper
- Not recorded
- 12 V battery specification
- Not recorded
- 12 V battery group / size
- Not recorded
- Low-beam bulb
- Not recorded
- High-beam bulb
- Not recorded
- Fog-lamp bulb
- Not recorded
- Front turn-signal bulb
- Not recorded
- Rear turn-signal bulb
- Not recorded
- Brake-lamp bulb
- Not recorded
- Reverse-lamp bulb
- Not recorded
- Engine air-filter fitment
- Motorcraft FA-1884
Verified
2025 Ford Explorer US Owner's Manual: Motorcraft Parts - 3.0L
Motorcraft Parts - 3.0L, component/part table and footnotes1–3 - Cabin air-filter fitment
- Motorcraft FP-100-A
Verified
2025 Ford Explorer US Owner's Manual: Motorcraft Parts - 3.0L
Motorcraft Parts - 3.0L, component/part table and footnotes1–3 - Engine oil-filter fitment
- Motorcraft FL-2062-A
Verified
2025 Ford Explorer US Owner's Manual: Motorcraft Parts - 3.0L
Motorcraft Parts - 3.0L, component/part table and footnotes1–3 - Engine oil drain washer
- Not recorded
Dimensions and capacity
0/13- Overall length
- Not recorded
- Overall width
- Not recorded
- Overall height
- Not recorded
- Wheelbase
- Not recorded
- Front track
- Not recorded
- Rear track
- Not recorded
- Ground clearance
- Not recorded
- Curb weight
- Not recorded
- Weight distribution
- Not recorded
- Passenger volume
- Not recorded
- Cargo volume
- Not recorded
- Payload
- Not recorded
- Drag coefficient
- Not recorded
Load and utility
0/13- GVWR
- Not recorded
- Front GAWR
- Not recorded
- Rear GAWR
- Not recorded
- GCWR
- Not recorded
- Maximum trailer weight
- Not recorded
- Maximum tongue load
- Not recorded
- Maximum roof load
- Not recorded
- Cargo-bed length
- Not recorded
- Cargo-bed width
- Not recorded
- Cargo-bed depth
- Not recorded
- Cargo-floor length
- Not recorded
- Cargo-area width
- Not recorded
- Cargo-area height
- Not recorded
Fluids and capacities
2/16- Fuel tankAdvertised fuel capacity: maximum added when gauge indicates empty. An unspecified empty reserve is additional; do not label this a measured dry-tank total.
- 80.8 US qt
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2025 Ford Explorer US Owner's Manual: Fuel Tank Capacity, Excluding Hybrid Electric Vehicle
Fuel Tank Capacity - Excluding HEV G2425331, 3.0L row - Engine oil capacity
- Not recorded
- Engine oil with filter
- Not recorded
- Engine oil without filter
- Not recorded
- Conditional engine oil refill
- On level ground, check before starting or 15 minutes after stopping a warm engine. Read both dipstick sides and use the lower level. If between MIN and MAX, do not add oil; never overfill.
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2025 Ford Explorer US Owner's Manual: Checking the Engine Oil Level
Checking the Engine Oil Level G2135710, full level procedure - Coolant capacity
- Not recorded
- Automatic transmission fluid capacity
- Not recorded
- CVT fluid capacity
- Not recorded
- DCT fluid capacity
- Not recorded
- Manual transmission fluid capacity
- Not recorded
- Differential oil capacity
- Not recorded
- Front differential fluid capacity
- Not recorded
- Rear differential fluid capacity
- Not recorded
- Transfer-case fluid capacity
- Not recorded
- A/C refrigerant charge
- Not recorded
- Washer-fluid capacity
- Not recorded
Service specifications
7/17- Minimum fuel octane
- Not recorded
- Engine oil viscosity0W-30 WSS-M2C963-A1 at–30°C/–22°F or below; also recommended when regularly above 1,524m/5,000ft and below–20°C/–4°F.
- SAE 5W-30; SAE 0W-30 only for the specified extreme-cold/high-altitude conditions
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2025 Ford Explorer US Owner's Manual: Engine Oil Capacity and Specification - 3.0L
Engine Oil Capacity and Specification - 3.0L, capacities/materials and extreme-condition paragraphs - Engine oil specification
- WSS-M2C961-A1; API-certified gasoline-engine oil in recommended viscosity; Motorcraft XO-5W30-Q1SP or XO-5W30-Q1FS
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2025 Ford Explorer US Owner's Manual: Engine Oil Capacity and Specification - 3.0L
Engine Oil Capacity and Specification - 3.0L, capacities/materials and extreme-condition paragraphs - Engine oil drain-plug torque
- Not recorded
- Automatic transmission fluidFord intentionally does not list a fluid capacity: specialized equipment and procedure are required to set the level.
- Motorcraft MERCON ULV XT-12-QULV, WSS-M2C949-A
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2025 Ford Explorer US Owner's Manual: Automatic Transmission Fluid Capacity and Specification
Automatic Transmission Fluid Capacity and Specification G2423358 - CVT fluid
- Not recorded
- DCT fluid
- Not recorded
- Manual transmission fluid
- Not recorded
- Coolant specificationFactory system capacity is not a drain/refill dose. Exact service amount and bleeding procedure remain unverified; use the exact vehicle equipment and current repair instructions.
- Motorcraft Yellow Prediluted Antifreeze/Coolant VC-13DL-G; WSS-M97B57-A2
Verified
2025 Ford Explorer US Owner's Manual: Cooling System Capacity and Specification - 3.0L
Cooling System Capacity and Specification - 3.0L, materials table - Differential fluid
- Motorcraft SAE 75W-85 Premium Synthetic Hypoid Gear Lubricant XY-75W85-QL; WSS-M2C942-A
Verified
2025 Ford Explorer US Owner's Manual: Rear Axle Fluid Capacity and Specification
Rear Axle Fluid Capacity and Specification G2426366 - Transfer-case fluid
- Not recorded
- Brake fluid
- DOT 4 low-viscosity, WSS-M6C65-A2 or ISO 4925 Class 6; Motorcraft PM-20
Verified
2025 Ford Explorer US Owner's Manual: Brake Fluid Specification
Brake Fluid Specification G2423598 - Power-steering fluid
- Not recorded
- A/C refrigerant type
- Not recorded
- Spark-plug type
- Motorcraft SP-594
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2025 Ford Explorer US Owner's Manual: Motorcraft Parts - 3.0L
Motorcraft Parts - 3.0L, component/part table and footnotes1–3 - Spark-plug gap
- Not recorded
- Spark-plug torque
- Not recorded
Efficiency
9/12- EPA city
- 18 mpg (US)
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FuelEconomy.gov vehicle record 48282, city08 - EPA highway
- 25 mpg (US)
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FuelEconomy.gov vehicle record 48282, highway08 - EPA combined
- 21 mpg (US)
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FuelEconomy.gov vehicle record 48282, comb08 - EPA city, alternate fuel
- Not recorded
- EPA highway, alternate fuel
- Not recorded
- EPA combined, alternate fuel
- Not recorded
- EPA unrounded adjusted city
- 18 mpg (US)
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FuelEconomy.gov vehicle record 48282, city08U - EPA unrounded adjusted highway
- 25 mpg (US)
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FuelEconomy.gov vehicle record 48282, highway08U - EPA unrounded adjusted combined
- 21 mpg (US)
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FuelEconomy.gov vehicle record 48282, comb08U - EPA unadjusted city result
- 23.2
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FuelEconomy.gov vehicle record 48282, UCity - EPA unadjusted highway result
- 35.9
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FuelEconomy.gov vehicle record 48282, UHighway - EPA annual petroleum consumption
- 14.167142857142858 barrels/year
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FuelEconomy.gov vehicle record 48282, barrels08
Range
0/4- Total range
- Not recorded
- Alternate-fuel range
- Not recorded
- Alternate-fuel city range
- Not recorded
- Alternate-fuel highway range
- Not recorded
Emissions
3/4- Tailpipe CO₂
- 420 g/mi
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FuelEconomy.gov vehicle record 48282, co2TailpipeGpm - Emissions classification
- Not recorded
- EPA fuel-economy score
- 4
Verified
FuelEconomy.gov vehicle record 48282, feScore - EPA greenhouse-gas score
- 4
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FuelEconomy.gov vehicle record 48282, ghgScore
Safety
0/3- Tire-pressure monitoring
- Not recorded
- Stability control
- Not recorded
- Driver-assistance suite
- Not recorded
Body
0/2- Roof
- Not recorded
- Aerodynamic equipment
- Not recorded
maintenance
3/3- Driver-side front blade application
- Motorcraft WW-2616-A
Verified
2025 Ford Explorer US Owner's Manual: Motorcraft Parts - 3.0L
Motorcraft Parts - 3.0L, component/part table and footnotes1–3 - Passenger-side front blade application
- Motorcraft WW-2113-A
Verified
2025 Ford Explorer US Owner's Manual: Motorcraft Parts - 3.0L
Motorcraft Parts - 3.0L, component/part table and footnotes1–3 - Rear blade application
- Motorcraft WW-1110-A
Verified
2025 Ford Explorer US Owner's Manual: Motorcraft Parts - 3.0L
Motorcraft Parts - 3.0L, component/part table and footnotes1–3
US safety ratings and recalls
Current NHTSA results for this model year, make, and model. Ratings are shown only for NHTSA-tested variants; recall applicability must be confirmed by VIN.
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Sources used
Configuration identity and efficiency values come directly from the FuelEconomy.gov record. Marketing-trim names are not inferred where the government record does not state them.
2025 Ford Explorer US Owner's Manual: Automatic Transmission Fluid Capacity and Specification
One physical archived HTML original backs this source ID. The page retains the 2025 Explorer book identity and USA market parameters. No other section is substituted for it.
- Applies to
- United States MY2025 Explorer, exact named section; gasoline 2.3L/3.0L only as assigned; retain axle/equipment limits
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-21
2025 Ford Explorer US Owner's Manual: Brake Fluid Specification
One physical archived HTML original backs this source ID. The page retains the 2025 Explorer book identity and USA market parameters. No other section is substituted for it.
- Applies to
- United States MY2025 Explorer, exact named section; gasoline 2.3L/3.0L only as assigned; retain axle/equipment limits
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-21
2025 Ford Explorer US Owner's Manual: Checking the Engine Oil Level
One physical archived HTML original backs this source ID. The page retains the 2025 Explorer book identity and USA market parameters. No other section is substituted for it.
- Applies to
- United States MY2025 Explorer, exact named section; gasoline 2.3L/3.0L only as assigned; retain axle/equipment limits
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-21
2025 Ford Explorer US Owner's Manual: Cooling System Capacity and Specification - 3.0L
One physical archived HTML original backs this source ID. The page retains the 2025 Explorer book identity and USA market parameters. No other section is substituted for it.
- Applies to
- United States MY2025 Explorer, exact named section; gasoline 2.3L/3.0L only as assigned; retain axle/equipment limits
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-21
2025 Ford Explorer US Owner's Manual: Engine Oil Capacity and Specification - 3.0L
One physical archived HTML original backs this source ID. The page retains the 2025 Explorer book identity and USA market parameters. No other section is substituted for it.
- Applies to
- United States MY2025 Explorer, exact named section; gasoline 2.3L/3.0L only as assigned; retain axle/equipment limits
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-21
2025 Ford Explorer US Owner's Manual: Fuel Tank Capacity, Excluding Hybrid Electric Vehicle
One physical archived HTML original backs this source ID. The page retains the 2025 Explorer book identity and USA market parameters. No other section is substituted for it.
- Applies to
- United States MY2025 Explorer, exact named section; gasoline 2.3L/3.0L only as assigned; retain axle/equipment limits
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-21
2025 Ford Explorer US Owner's Manual: General Maintenance Information
One physical archived HTML original backs this source ID. The page retains the 2025 Explorer book identity and USA market parameters. No other section is substituted for it.
- Applies to
- United States MY2025 Explorer, exact named section; gasoline 2.3L/3.0L only as assigned; retain axle/equipment limits
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-21
2025 Ford Explorer US Owner's Manual: Motorcraft Parts - 3.0L
One physical archived HTML original backs this source ID. The page retains the 2025 Explorer book identity and USA market parameters. No other section is substituted for it.
- Applies to
- United States MY2025 Explorer, exact named section; gasoline 2.3L/3.0L only as assigned; retain axle/equipment limits
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-21
2025 Explorer Order Guide, revision June7,2024
Manufacturer-authored public reproduction. PDF1–2 establish model year/revision/series; PDF19–20 paint matrices support AZ/M7/UM across Active, ST-Line, ST and Platinum. This is a dated partial palette; later-year availability and other colors remain unresolved.
- Applies to
- United States MY2025 Explorer, dated June7,2024 order guide; only paint-code intersection across all retail series assigned
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-21
2025 Ford Explorer US Owner's Manual: Rear Axle Fluid Capacity and Specification
One physical archived HTML original backs this source ID. The page retains the 2025 Explorer book identity and USA market parameters. No other section is substituted for it.
- Applies to
- United States MY2025 Explorer, exact named section; gasoline 2.3L/3.0L only as assigned; retain axle/equipment limits
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-21
2025 Ford Explorer US Owner's Manual: Scheduled Maintenance
One physical archived HTML original backs this source ID. The page retains the 2025 Explorer book identity and USA market parameters. No other section is substituted for it.
- Applies to
- United States MY2025 Explorer, exact named section; gasoline 2.3L/3.0L only as assigned; retain axle/equipment limits
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-21
FuelEconomy.gov model-year bulk vehicle records
Official bulk configuration, engine, transmission, drivetrain, fuel-economy, volume, and emissions records; the official record API is the bounded fallback.
- Applies to
- United States, complete imported model years 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-31