Ford Escape by model year

36,703 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Ford Escape across 26 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Ford Escape

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
2001	1,389
2002	1,397
2003	736
2004	715
2005	2,030
2006	627
2007	350
2008	2,407
2009	2,350
2010	3,187
2011	1,881
2012	799
2013	3,691
2014	2,679
2015	1,403
2016	1,426
2017	3,315
2018	2,234
2019	765
2020	2,159
2021	482
2022	322
2023	164
2024	139
2025	44
2026	7

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG	Safety
2026	7		2	26 to 40
2025	44	Engine (21%)	9	26 to 40
2024	139	Electrical system (19%)	8	26 to 39	5 stars
2023	164	Electrical system (25%)	11	26 to 40	5 stars
2022	322	Fuel system (27%)	19	26 to 41	5 stars
2021	482	Body & structure (19%)	19	26 to 41	5 stars
2020	2,159	Body & structure (31%)	23	26 to 41	5 stars
2019	765	Engine (54%)	3	23 to 26	5 stars
2018	2,234	Engine (68%)	4	23 to 26	5 stars
2017	3,315	Engine (63%)	4	23 to 26	5 stars
2016	1,426	Drivetrain & axles (22%)	4	23 to 26	4 stars
2015	1,403	Engine (20%)	9	23 to 26	4 stars
2014	2,679	Engine (34%)	16	24 to 26	4 stars
2013	3,691	Engine (39%)	18	24 to 26	4 stars
2012	799	Fuel system (20%)	1	20 to 25	3 stars
2011	1,881	Steering (22%)	2	20 to 25	3 stars
2010	3,187	Cruise control (18%)	3	20 to 24
2009	2,350	Steering (35%)	1	20 to 24
2008	2,407	Steering (47%)	3	19 to 24
2007	350	Brakes (14%)	2	19 to 23
2006	627	Cruise control (16%)	3	19 to 23
2005	2,030	Suspension (23%)	4	17 to 24
2004	715	Suspension (22%)	6	18 to 22
2003	736	Body & structure (17%)	7	18 to 22
2002	1,397	Engine (24%)	8	18 to 22
2001	1,389	Engine (23%)	13	18 to 23