Reliability & cost of ownership
Ford Escape HEV Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Ford Escape HEV? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Ford Escape HEV problems by model year
1 recall entry across 1 model year and 64 owner complaints across 11 model years on file, sourced from the federal NHTSA database. We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the remaining 10 model years — check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Escape HEV | Not confirmed | None on file at try.vin | 5.0 | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2024 Escape HEV | Not confirmed | None on file at try.vin | 5.0 | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2023 Escape HEV | Not confirmed | None on file at try.vin | 5.0 | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2022 Escape HEV | Not confirmed | None on file at try.vin | 5.0 | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2021 Escape HEV | Not confirmed | None on file at try.vin | 5.0 | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2020 Escape HEV | Not confirmed | None on file at try.vin | 5.0 | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2012 Escape HEV | Not confirmed | None on file at try.vin | 3.0 | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2011 Escape HEV | Not confirmed | None on file at try.vin | 3.0 | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2007 Escape HEV | Not confirmed | 15 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2006 Escape HEV | 1 | 37 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2005 Escape HEV | Not confirmed | 12 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Ford Escape HEV, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- service brakes, hydraulic18 complaints
- service brakes14 complaints
- electrical system10 complaints
- engine and engine cooling6 complaints
- engine5 complaints
- power train5 complaints
- steering5 complaints
- structure3 complaints