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Ford · SUV / jeep · made in United States

Ford Explorer

PetrolHybrid20 versions since 2017
SRI valuation from$69,990to $79,990
Units 202674Jan–Sep 2026+13.8% vs Jan–Sep 2025
Annual tax from$3,379.40on the lowest valuation
Total since 20171,967last registered Sep 2026
Current versions2with sales in 6 months
Automatic100%of its units, Jan–Sep 2026

SRI valuation: the value SRI assigns to each version to charge the vehicle tax. It is not the dealer’s price, which may include accessories, discounts or different VAT.

01Versions and valuations

Current versions (with sales in the last 6 months) first. The valuation is the most common one among local purchases; direct imports have their own valuation and are counted apart.

Version (as SRI writes it)A year agoAnnual taxICE band
EXPLORER PLATINUM AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA PetrolModel year 2026 · Sep 2026 $79,990 $89,990 Sep 2025 39 $3,979.4035%
EXPLORER ACTIVE AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA PetrolModel year 2026 · Sep 2026 · 2 direct imports $69,990 $79,990 Sep 2025 32 $3,379.4030%
EXPLORER AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA PetrolDirect imports only · no recent sales · 2 direct imports — — 2 ——
EXPLORER AC 2.3 5P 4X2 TA PetrolDirect imports only · no recent sales · 6 direct imports — — 1 ——

02Taxes

The national vehicle ownership tax on a new vehicle, by month of purchase. How it is worked out.

Due at registration
$1,326.47

A reference, not an assessment: the amount due is the one SRI shows at registration. Table from art. 5 of the Ley de Reforma Tributaria; the share by months follows Decree 352 (2010).

ICE inside the price

At a valuation of $79,990, EXPLORER PLATINUM AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA falls in the 35% band of the special consumption tax (ICE), which the importer already charges inside the price. Each version’s band is in the versions table. How it works.

A reference: the band uses the SRI valuation as the retail price. LRTI, arts. 77 and 82.

03Valuation history

SRI valuation of each current version

month by month · dollars

Each version’s most common value; it moves in steps with each model year or SRI update.

  • EXPLORER PLATINUM AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA
  • EXPLORER ACTIVE AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA
$60,000$70,000$80,000$90,000Nov 2024Mar 2025Jul 2025Nov 2025Mar 2026Jul 2026EXPLORER PLATINUM AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA $79,990EXPLORER ACTIVE AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA $69,990Nov 2024 · EXPLORER PLATINUM AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA: $89,990 · EXPLORER ACTIVE AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA: $79,990Dec 2024 · EXPLORER PLATINUM AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA: $89,990 · EXPLORER ACTIVE AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA: $79,990Jan 2025 · EXPLORER PLATINUM AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA: $89,990 · EXPLORER ACTIVE AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA: $79,990Feb 2025 · EXPLORER PLATINUM AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA: $89,990 · EXPLORER ACTIVE AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA: $79,990Mar 2025 · EXPLORER PLATINUM AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA: $89,990 · EXPLORER ACTIVE AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA: $79,990Apr 2025 · EXPLORER PLATINUM AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA: $89,990 · EXPLORER ACTIVE AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA: $79,990May 2025 · EXPLORER PLATINUM AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA: $89,990 · EXPLORER ACTIVE AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA: $79,990Jun 2025 · EXPLORER PLATINUM AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA: $89,990 · EXPLORER ACTIVE AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA: $79,990Jul 2025 · EXPLORER PLATINUM AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA: $89,990 · EXPLORER ACTIVE AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA: $79,990Aug 2025 · EXPLORER PLATINUM AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA: $89,990 · EXPLORER ACTIVE AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA: $79,990Sep 2025 · EXPLORER PLATINUM AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA: $89,990 · EXPLORER ACTIVE AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA: $79,990Oct 2025 · EXPLORER PLATINUM AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA: $89,990 · EXPLORER ACTIVE AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA: $79,990Nov 2025 · EXPLORER PLATINUM AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA: $89,990 · EXPLORER ACTIVE AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA: $79,990Dec 2025 · EXPLORER PLATINUM AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA: $79,990 · EXPLORER ACTIVE AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA: $69,990Jan 2026 · EXPLORER PLATINUM AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA: $79,990 · EXPLORER ACTIVE AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA: $69,990Feb 2026 · EXPLORER PLATINUM AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA: $79,990 · EXPLORER ACTIVE AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA: $69,990Mar 2026 · EXPLORER PLATINUM AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA: $79,990 · EXPLORER ACTIVE AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA: $69,990Apr 2026 · EXPLORER PLATINUM AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA: $79,990 · EXPLORER ACTIVE AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA: $69,990May 2026 · EXPLORER PLATINUM AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA: $79,990 · EXPLORER ACTIVE AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA: $69,990Jun 2026 · EXPLORER PLATINUM AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA: $79,990 · EXPLORER ACTIVE AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA: $69,990Jul 2026 · EXPLORER PLATINUM AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA: $79,990 · EXPLORER ACTIVE AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA: $69,990Aug 2026 · EXPLORER PLATINUM AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA: $79,990 · EXPLORER ACTIVE AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA: $69,990Sep 2026 · EXPLORER PLATINUM AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA: $79,990 · EXPLORER ACTIVE AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA: $69,990
Show the values
MonthEXPLORER PLATINUM AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TAEXPLORER ACTIVE AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA
Sep 2026$79,990$69,990
Aug 2026$79,990$69,990
Jul 2026$79,990$69,990
Jun 2026$79,990$69,990
May 2026$79,990$69,990
Apr 2026$79,990$69,990
Mar 2026$79,990$69,990
Feb 2026$79,990$69,990
Jan 2026$79,990$69,990
Dec 2025$79,990$69,990
Nov 2025$89,990$79,990
Oct 2025$89,990$79,990
Sep 2025$89,990$79,990
Aug 2025$89,990$79,990
Jul 2025$89,990$79,990
Jun 2025$89,990$79,990
May 2025$89,990$79,990
Apr 2025$89,990$79,990
Mar 2025$89,990$79,990
Feb 2025$89,990$79,990
Jan 2025$89,990$79,990
Dec 2024$89,990$79,990
Nov 2024$89,990$79,990

04Sales

Units by month

36 months to Sep 2026
0102030Oct 2023: 10 unitsOct 23Nov 2023: 6 unitsDec 2023: 5 unitsJan 2024: 2 unitsFeb 2024: 8 unitsMar 2024: 8 unitsApr 2024: 4 unitsApr 24May 2024: 4 unitsJun 2024: 5 unitsJul 2024: 6 unitsAug 2024: 6 unitsSep 2024: 5 unitsOct 2024: 1 unitsOct 24Nov 2024: 14 unitsDec 2024: 16 unitsJan 2025: 5 unitsFeb 2025: 8 unitsMar 2025: 4 unitsApr 2025: 8 unitsApr 25May 2025: 4 unitsJun 2025: 19 unitsJul 2025: 3 unitsAug 2025: 2 unitsSep 2025: 12 unitsOct 2025: 30 unitsOct 25Nov 2025: 12 unitsDec 2025: 11 unitsJan 2026: 11 unitsFeb 2026: 2 unitsMar 2026: 8 unitsApr 2026: 9 unitsApr 26May 2026: 11 unitsJun 2026: 8 unitsJul 2026: 7 unitsAug 2026: 5 unitsSep 2026: 13 unitsSep 2613
Show the values
MonthUnits
Sep 202613
Aug 20265
Jul 20267
Jun 20268
May 202611
Apr 20269
Mar 20268
Feb 20262
Jan 202611
Dec 202511
Nov 202512
Oct 202530
Sep 202512
Aug 20252
Jul 20253
Jun 202519
May 20254
Apr 20258
Mar 20254
Feb 20258
Jan 20255
Dec 202416
Nov 202414
Oct 20241
Sep 20245
Aug 20246
Jul 20246
Jun 20245
May 20244
Apr 20244
Mar 20248
Feb 20248
Jan 20242
Dec 20235
Nov 20236
Oct 202310

By year

2026: Jan–Sep 2026
02004006002017: 42720172018: 3892019: 3322020: 18220202021: 732022: 1532023: 14020232024: 792025: 1182026: 74202674
Show the values
YearUnits
2017427
2018389
2019332
2020182
202173
2022153
2023140
202479
2025118
202674

05Where and who

Province of registration

2026

Where it was registered, not where the buyer lives.

  1. Pichincha34 46%
  2. Guayas20 27%
  3. Azuay13 18%
  4. Manabí2 3%
  5. Tungurahua2 3%
  6. Chimborazo2 3%
  7. Imbabura1 1%

Who buys

2026
  1. Individuals36 49%
  2. Companies38 51%

SRI’s file has no names: only whether the buyer is an individual or a company.

Colours

2026
  1. Grey26 35%
  2. Black24 32%
  3. White21 28%
  4. Silver1 1%
  5. Red1 1%
  6. Blue1 1%

06Rivals by valuation

SUV / jeep models whose best-selling version is valued within 15% of $79,990 (EXPLORER PLATINUM AC 2.3 5P 4X4 TA), best sellers over 12 months first.

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