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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:

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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:

 

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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

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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


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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:


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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:



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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:




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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:




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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:




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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):




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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:




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