Ford Escape problems by model year
NHTSA has 27,504 owner complaints on file across 27 model years of the Ford Escape. The model year with the most complaints is 2013 (2,751).
Model years ranked by complaints
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls | Page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2,751 | 18 | 2013 Ford Escape problems |
| 2017 | 2,700 | 4 | 2017 Ford Escape problems |
| 2014 | 2,089 | 16 | |
| 2010 | 2,070 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 1,974 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 1,820 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 1,693 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1,612 | 23 | |
| 2005 | 1,394 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 1,318 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1,162 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 1,125 | 9 | |
| 2002 | 1,027 | 8 | |
| 2001 | 996 | 13 | |
| 2012 | 604 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 596 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 558 | 7 | |
| 2004 | 499 | 6 | |
| 2006 | 464 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 350 | 19 | |
| 2007 | 254 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 237 | 19 | |
| 2023 | 101 | 11 | |
| 2024 | 76 | 8 | |
| 2025 | 26 | 9 | |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 3 | 2 |
Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA. Counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular models collect more of them. Data as of 2026-10-22.