Best and worst years for the Ford Escape
Of the 25 model years of the Ford Escape with enough data to compare, the 2010 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (2,282), and the 2025 has the fewest (44).
Complaints in the first five years, by model year
- Most complaints
- Fewest complaints
- In between
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints (first five years; total for recent years) |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 |
| 2001 | 835 |
| 2002 | 708 |
| 2003 | 248 |
| 2004 | 151 |
| 2005 | 359 |
| 2006 | 233 |
| 2007 | 136 |
| 2008 | 808 |
| 2009 | 1,156 |
| 2010 | 2,282 |
| 2011 | 1,192 |
| 2012 | 453 |
| 2013 | 1,651 |
| 2014 | 1,236 |
| 2015 | 503 |
| 2016 | 488 |
| 2017 | 998 |
| 2018 | 801 |
| 2019 | 426 |
| 2020 | 1,930 |
| 2021 | 482 |
| 2022 | 322 |
| 2023 | 164 |
| 2024 | 139 |
| 2025 | 44 |
| 2026 | 7 |
What stands out
The 2010 stands out, with about 4.7 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 2001, 2008, 2009, 2011.
Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2010 and 2020. Or the years with the fewest: 2025 and 2007.
All model years
| Model year | First five years | All complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 |
| 2025 | 44 | 44 |
| 2024 | 139 | 139 |
| 2023 | 164 | 164 |
| 2022 | 322 | 322 |
| 2021 | 482 | 482 |
| 2020 | 1,930 | 2,159 |
| 2019 | 426 | 765 |
| 2018 | 801 | 2,234 |
| 2017 | 998 | 3,315 |
| 2016 | 488 | 1,426 |
| 2015 | 503 | 1,403 |
| 2014 | 1,236 | 2,679 |
| 2013 | 1,651 | 3,691 |
| 2012 | 453 | 799 |
| 2011 | 1,192 | 1,881 |
| 2010 | 2,282 | 3,187 |
| 2009 | 1,156 | 2,350 |
| 2008 | 808 | 2,407 |
| 2007 | 136 | 350 |
| 2006 | 233 | 627 |
| 2005 | 359 | 2,030 |
| 2004 | 151 | 715 |
| 2003 | 248 | 736 |
| 2002 | 708 | 1,397 |
| 2001 | 835 | 1,389 |
| 2000 | 0 | 5 |