Reliability & cost of ownership
Ford Escape Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Ford Escape? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Ford Escape problems by model year
212 recall entries and 27203 owner complaints on file across 27 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Ford Escape, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- engine7144 complaints
- power train4631 complaints
- steering3932 complaints
- electrical system2504 complaints
- engine and engine cooling2321 complaints
- vehicle speed control2296 complaints
- structure2229 complaints
- unknown or other2089 complaints