Ford engine problems
Across all Ford models in NHTSA's complaint database, 54,430 complaints involve engine. The Escape accounts for the largest share (18%). The single worst model year is the 2017 Escape with 2,085 engine complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 54,430 about engine, all Ford models
- Most affected
- Escape 18% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 71,000 miles 30,048 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 613 and 2131
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Ford models
Worst model years for engine
- 2017 Ford Escape2,085 complaints
- 1995 Ford Windstar1,711 complaints
- 2018 Ford Escape1,510 complaints
- 2013 Ford Escape1,433 complaints
- 2017 Ford Edge964 complaints
Engine complaints by model year
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| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 247 |
| 1991 | 332 |
| 1992 | 617 |
| 1993 | 1,233 |
| 1994 | 936 |
| 1995 | 2,877 |
| 1996 | 1,323 |
| 1997 | 1,556 |
| 1998 | 1,238 |
| 1999 | 1,500 |
| 2000 | 1,627 |
| 2001 | 1,688 |
| 2002 | 1,650 |
| 2003 | 1,078 |
| 2004 | 1,152 |
| 2005 | 1,594 |
| 2006 | 1,282 |
| 2007 | 814 |
| 2008 | 777 |
| 2009 | 570 |
| 2010 | 1,800 |
| 2011 | 1,805 |
| 2012 | 1,672 |
| 2013 | 3,675 |
| 2014 | 2,345 |
| 2015 | 1,958 |
| 2016 | 2,670 |
| 2017 | 4,806 |
| 2018 | 4,457 |
| 2019 | 1,963 |
| 2020 | 1,105 |
| 2021 | 929 |
| 2022 | 615 |
| 2023 | 286 |
| 2024 | 148 |
| 2025 | 82 |
| 2026 | 23 |
Among the 30,048 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 71,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.