How much does it cost to fuel a 2024 Ford Explorer for a year?

EPA estimates $3,275 a year for a typical version, assuming 15,000 miles of driving and EPA's fuel prices. Across its 8 versions the estimate runs from $2,800 to $3,350.

How much is gas for a 2024 Ford Explorer per month?

About $273 a month: EPA's annual estimate of $3,275 divided by 12. That works out to $21.83 for every 100 miles.

What gas mileage does a 2024 Ford Explorer get?

A typical version is rated at 20.5 MPG combined: 18 in the city and 24.5 on the highway. Its versions range from 20 to 24 MPG combined.

What kind of gas does a 2024 Ford Explorer take?

EPA lists regular gasoline for every version of the 2024 Ford Explorer covered here.

Is a 2024 Ford Explorer cheap to fuel compared with other new cars?

Over five years EPA estimates a typical version costs $4,375 more in fuel than the average new vehicle.

Typical Cost of Fuel for a 2024 Ford Explorer

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Across its versions
Gas mileage
Compared with other 2024 models
What this figure is
Common questions
Source

It typically costs $3,275 a year to fuel a 2024 Ford Explorer, or about $273 a month. That is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's estimate for 15,000 miles of driving a year, at 20.5 MPG combined: 18 in the city and 24.5 on the highway.

This covers regular gasoline only. Insurance, maintenance, tires, registration and loan payments are separate costs, and what you pay at the pump depends on local prices and how you drive.

Annual fuel cost

$3,275

a year, 15,000 miles

A month

$273

$3,275 ÷ 12

Every 100 miles

$21.83

$3,275 ÷ 15,000 × 100

Across the versions of the 2024 Ford Explorer

EPA rates 8 versions of this model, which differ by trim, engine or drivetrain. The typical figure is the median of them.

Cheapest version

$2,800a year

Typical version

$3,275a year

Costliest version

$3,350a year

Gas mileage of the 2024 Ford Explorer

EPA ratings for a typical version.

Combined

20.5MPG

City

18MPG

Highway

24.5MPG

Tailpipe CO2: 435 grams a mile. Fuel: regular gasoline.

Where it sits among 2024 models

Each tick is the annual fuel cost of one of the 302 vehicles of model year 2024 on this site. The 2024 Ford Explorer is the 169th cheapest to fuel. Over five years EPA estimates it costs $4,375 more in fuel than the average new vehicle.

What this figure is

It is EPA's own annual cost estimate, the kind printed on a new car's window sticker. It assumes 15,000 miles a year, 55% of them in the city and 45% on the highway, at the national fuel prices EPA uses, which it revises from time to time.

To estimate your own cost, scale it by your mileage: someone who drives 10,000 miles a year would pay about two thirds of the figure. Fuel prices where you live move it too. The gas mileage ratings come from EPA's standard laboratory tests.

Common questions

How much does it cost to fuel a 2024 Ford Explorer for a year?: EPA estimates $3,275 a year for a typical version, assuming 15,000 miles of driving and EPA's fuel prices. Across its 8 versions the estimate runs from $2,800 to $3,350.
How much is gas for a 2024 Ford Explorer per month?: About $273 a month: EPA's annual estimate of $3,275 divided by 12. That works out to $21.83 for every 100 miles.
What gas mileage does a 2024 Ford Explorer get?: A typical version is rated at 20.5 MPG combined: 18 in the city and 24.5 on the highway. Its versions range from 20 to 24 MPG combined.
What kind of gas does a 2024 Ford Explorer take?: EPA lists regular gasoline for every version of the 2024 Ford Explorer covered here.
Is a 2024 Ford Explorer cheap to fuel compared with other new cars?: Over five years EPA estimates a typical version costs $4,375 more in fuel than the average new vehicle.

Source

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Energy, Fuel Economy Data

Ratings for model year 2024. Retrieved on October 6, 2026.

fueleconomy.gov data

Source: U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, fueleconomy.gov vehicle data. Annual fuel cost is EPA's estimate for 15,000 miles a year (55% city, 45% highway) at the fuel prices EPA assumes; your cost depends on how and where you drive.

Other model years

Other 2024 Ford models

Annual fuel cost for a typical version of each.