2005 Ford Explorer: trims, real prices & how to pick yours
54 builds left the factory as a 2005 Explorer, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. Page 2 of 2.
- 38 main configurations
- 13,262 vehicles built
- 46 for sale right now
Which Explorer is yours?
Enter a VIN — the 17 characters on the windshield or the title — and we’ll match it to its exact factory configuration, typical price and equipment.
Works with any VIN — a different year or model takes you straight to its own page.
Pick your Explorer
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Limited · 4WD 1FMDU75W-54.6L 8-cyl, 239 hp, Four-wheel drive. 411 built.
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Most common — 6% of 2005 Explorers
What actually differs
| XLS | XLT · 4WD | Limited · 4WD 1FMDU75W-5 | Limited · 4WD 1FMZU75K-5 | |
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| Engine | 4L 6-cyl | 4.6L 8-cyl | 4.6L 8-cyl | 4L 6-cyl |
| Power | 210 hp | 239 hp | 239 hp | 210 hp |
| For sale right now | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Vehicles built | 750 | 429 | 411 | 77 |
Same on every 2005 Explorer
- Drivetrain Four-wheel drive
- Fuel Gasoline
- Body Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
- Doors 4-door
- Typical price today $4,985
Safety, in plain English
What 1FMDU75W-5 means
1FM
DU75W
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5
- 1FM
- the World Manufacturer Identifier Ford registered — assembled in the United States
- DU75W
- together encode the Explorer line — Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV), 4.6L 8cyl, Four-wheel drive — as Ford filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
- 5
- in position 10 — model year 2005
- 9, 11–17
- differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
Real VINs from this run
1FMDU75W
25ZA37092
2 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.
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