Compare the2026 Chrysler VoyagerVS 2026 Ford Explorer

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For enhanced safety, the front and middle seat shoulder belts of the Chrysler Voyager are height-adjustable to accommodate a wide variety of driver and passenger heights. A better fit can prevent injuries and the increased comfort also encourages passengers to buckle up. The Ford Explorer doesn’t offer height-adjustable middle seat belts.

The Chrysler Voyager has standard driver and front passenger side knee airbags mounted low on the dashboard. These airbags help prevent the driver and front passenger from sliding under their seatbelts or the main frontal airbags; this keeps them better positioned during a collision for maximum protection. Knee airbags also help keep the legs from striking the dashboard, preventing knee and leg injuries in the case of a serious frontal collision. The Explorer doesn’t offer a front passenger side knee airbag.

Both the Voyager and the Explorer have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, height adjustable front shoulder belts, plastic fuel tanks, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras, rear cross-path warning and available all wheel drive.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does 35 MPH front crash tests on new vehicles. In this test, results indicate that the Chrysler Voyager is safer than the Ford Explorer:

	Voyager	Explorer
	Driver
STARS	5 Stars	5 Stars
Neck Injury Risk	29%	29.4%
Neck Stress	230 lbs.	275 lbs.
Leg Forces (l/r)	75/194 lbs.	196/188 lbs.
	Passenger
STARS	5 Stars	5 Stars
HIC	196	236
Chest Compression	.4 inches	.4 inches
Neck Injury Risk	25%	41.4%
Neck Stress	117 lbs.	156 lbs.
Neck Compression	51 lbs.	118 lbs.

New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does side impact tests on new vehicles. In this test, which crashes the vehicle into a flat barrier at 38.5 MPH, results indicate that the Chrysler Voyager is safer than the Ford Explorer:

	Voyager	Explorer
	Front Seat
STARS	5 Stars	5 Stars
Abdominal Force	149 lbs.	161 lbs.
	Rear Seat
STARS	5 Stars	5 Stars
HIC	66	86

New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.

Instrumented handling tests conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and analysis of its dimensions indicate that the Voyager is 3.1% to 3.5% less likely to roll over than the Explorer.

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On the EPA test cycle the Voyager gets better mileage than the Explorer:

			MPG
Voyager
	FWD	3.6 DOHC V6	19 city/28 hwy
Explorer
	RWD	3.0 turbo V6	18 city/25 hwy
	AWD	3.0 turbo V6	18 city/25 hwy
		Tremor 2.3 turbo 4-cyl.	19 city/23 hwy

To lower fuel costs and make buying fuel easier, the Chrysler Voyager uses regular unleaded gasoline. The Explorer requires premium for maximum efficiency, which can cost on average about 84.9 cents more per gallon.

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For a smoother ride and more stable handling, the Voyager’s wheelbase is 2.5 inches longer than on the Explorer (121.6 inches vs. 119.1 inches).

For better handling and stability, the track (width between the wheels) on the Voyager is 1.5 inches wider in the front and 1.5 inches wider in the rear than the average track on the Explorer.

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The Voyager offers optional seating for 8 passengers; the Explorer can only carry up to 7.

The Voyager has 14.8 cubic feet more passenger volume than the Explorer (165.1 vs. 150.3).

The Voyager has 1.7 inches more front shoulder room, 1.5 inches more rear legroom, 5.7 inches more rear hip room, 1.1 inches more rear shoulder room, 4.7 inches more third row legroom, 8.6 inches more third row hip room and 6.6 inches more third row shoulder room than the Explorer.

For enhanced passenger comfort on long trips the Voyager’s middle and third row seats recline. The Explorer’s third row seats don’t recline.

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The Voyager’s cargo area provides more volume than the Explorer.

	Voyager	Explorer
Behind Third Seat	32.3 cubic feet	16.3 cubic feet
Third Seat Folded	87.5 cubic feet	46 cubic feet
Second Seat Folded	140.5 cubic feet	85.8 cubic feet

A low lift-over cargo hatch design makes loading and unloading the Voyager easier. The Voyager’s cargo hatch lift-over height is 24.3 inches, while the Explorer’s liftover is 31.1 inches.

The Voyager’s cargo area is larger than the Explorer’s in every dimension:

	Voyager	Explorer
Length to seat (3rd/2nd/1st)	23.2”/57.5”/92.5”	20.8”/49.8”/84.1”
Max Width	49.3”	n/a
Min Width	48.8”	48.1”
Height	47.6”	33.7”

The Voyager has standard Stow ’n Go second and third row seats, which fold flat into the floor. This completely clears a very large cargo area quickly. The Explorer only has a third row seat which folds into the floor. The Explorer’s second row seat doesn’t fold into the floor and eats up cargo room.

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The Voyager’s front and rear power windows all open or close fully with one touch of the switches, making it more convenient at drive-up windows and toll booths, or when talking with someone outside the car. The Explorer’s rear power window switches have to be held the entire time to open or close them fully.

The Voyager’s power side sliding doors make it much easier to load and unload kids and cargo. One touch opens the door, before you even get to the van. The Explorer doesn’t offer a power rear door.

The Voyager’s rain-sensitive wipers adjust their speed and turn on and off automatically based on the amount of rainfall on the windshield. This allows the driver to concentrate on driving without constantly adjusting the wipers. The Explorer’s standard intermittent wipers change speed with vehicle speed, but can’t turn on and off or change speed based on changing rainfall.

The Voyager has a standard heated steering wheel to take the chill out of steering on extremely cold winter days before the vehicle heater warms up. A heated steering wheel costs extra on the Explorer.

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Consumer Reports® recommends both the Chrysler Voyager and the Ford Explorer, based on reliability, safety and performance.

A group of representative automotive journalists from North America selected the Voyager as the 2017 North American Utility Vehicle of the Year. The Explorer was last chosen as a North American vehicle of the year in 2011.