Ford Explorer · Engine family · 8 offered

Ford Explorer 2.3L four-cylinder turbo

The TIVCT is the most common engine code the VIN decodes to on the 2.3L four-cylinder configurations below; hybrid variants of the same displacement carry their own code. Rated at 270–300 hp. We decode it on 753,681 VINs across 84 factory builds, and 55,412 listings are reported active. The configuration price reference is $25,584.

Cylinders
4
Power
270–300 hp
Induction
Turbo
Fuel
Gasoline
Fitted
2016–2027
Gearboxes
Automatic

◷ Updated October 21, 2026 ▤ National asking prices, refreshed nightly

$25,584
Configuration price reference
55,412
On sale today with the 2.3L 4-cyl
2016–2027
Model years it was fitted
84
Factory configurations
753,681
Explorer VINs decoded with it

The price reference is the median of configuration medians, not the median of all active cars. Each configuration has equal weight. Configurations with at least 3 priced listings are used when available; otherwise the reference uses the configurations with a recorded price. Model years, mileage and condition vary. Open a model-year report below for its asking prices across all engines.

Where the 2.3L 4-cyl sits in the Explorer engine lineup

Every engine family this model was sold with, ordered by size. The bar spans the model years recorded for it; the price is a reference across priced configurations, with each configuration weighted equally. Older engines look cheaper because the cars are older — overlapping years alone do not match the vehicles by age, trim, mileage or condition.

2.3L 4-cyl turbo · this page
2016–2027
$25,584
270–300 hp · 55,412 on sale
3.0L 6-cyl turbo
2020–2027
$38,757
400 hp · 18,404 on sale
3.3L 4-cyl
2021–2027
$30,998
318 hp · 460 on sale
3.3L 6-cyl
2020–2026
$20,745
285 hp · 918 on sale
3.5L 6-cyl turbo
2011–2019
$10,896
290–365 hp · 12,663 on sale
4.0L 6-cyl
1991–2010
$4,995
152–210 hp · 702 on sale
4.6L 8-cyl
2002–2010
$5,792
225–292 hp · 147 on sale
5.0L 8-cyl
1996–2001
$7,999
211–215 hp · 20 on sale

8 engine families, one nameplate. Open the Ford Explorer price hub to compare them side by side, or to jump into any of the others.

Which Explorer years got a 2.3L 4-cyl engine

Every model year this engine was fitted to, newest first. The bar is how much of the family's VIN volume sits in that year — long bars are the years this engine was everywhere.

Year Share of VINs VINs On sale Builds
2027 28,108 20,451 7 2026 124,393 14,875 7 2025 118,124 2,801 6 2024 41,732 2,080 9 2023 97,250 5,526 9 2022 107,789 3,082 9 2021 100,336 2,163 7 2020 88,552 2,873 6 2019 5,174 201 6 2018 10,861 402 6 2017 18,948 609 6 2016 12,414 349 6

VIN counts come from our decode of the model's build patterns, not from live listings. A year link opens the full Explorer report for that year — every engine of the model, not just this one.

84 factory configurations with this engine

Each one is a distinct build as the VIN decodes it — trim, body, gearbox and equipment. Open a build sheet for its full spec and the VINs recorded on it.

2027

2 builds

2026

1 build

2025

2 builds

2023

5 builds

2022

2 builds

2021

3 builds

2020

4 builds

2019

1 build

2017

2 builds

2016

2 builds

Showing the 24 most-built configurations of 84. Every 2027 Explorer build →

The 2.3L 4-cyl Explorer: common questions

Which Explorer years have the 2.3L 4-cyl?

2016–2027, without a break — 12 model years in our VIN decode, across 84 factory configurations and 753,681 VINs.

What does a 2.3L 4-cyl Explorer cost?

$25,584 is a configuration price reference: the median of configuration medians, with each priced configuration weighted equally. It is not a listing-level median or a valuation of an individual car. The year-by-year ladder shows VIN and inventory counts; its links open model-year price reports covering all engines.

Is the 2.3L 4-cyl turbocharged?

Yes — every configuration in this family decodes as turbocharged.

What is the engine code, and does it matter?

TIVCT — the code the VIN decodes to on the configurations on this page. It matters when you order parts or read a service history: the same displacement badge on another model can be a different code with different outputs.

2.3L 4-cyl Explorer on the market

Individual vehicles carrying this engine, each with its own listing-history page. The sample is pinned to fixed VIN buckets, so it does not reshuffle day to day.