Ford Escape problems by year
36,596 complaints across 24 model years, 2001–2024. 2013 draws the most at 3,688; 2024 the fewest at 139.
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Complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold as much as how reliable they were. A popular model year will always look worse than a rare one. Compare the dominant failure system between years rather than the raw totals.
Every model year
| Year | Complaints | Top reported system | Crashes | Fires | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,389 | Engine and engine cooling (21.5%) | 109 | 93 | 5 |
| 2002 | 1,397 | Engine and engine cooling (21.3%) | 96 | 147 | 3 |
| 2003 | 736 | Structure (16.7%) | 55 | 35 | 0 |
| 2004 | 715 | Suspension (21.5%) | 49 | 21 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2,030 | Suspension (22.6%) | 54 | 24 | 3 |
| 2006 | 627 | Vehicle speed control (15.9%) | 26 | 10 | 3 |
| 2007 | 350 | Power train (13.1%) | 22 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2,407 | Steering (47.1%) | 80 | 9 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2,350 | Steering (35.3%) | 56 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | 3,187 | Vehicle speed control (17.5%) | 43 | 3 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1,881 | Steering (22.0%) | 51 | 12 | 0 |
| 2012 | 798 | Steering (17.4%) | 59 | 4 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3,688most | Engine (34.3%) | 66 | 131 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2,679 | Engine (27.1%) | 78 | 150 | 6 |
| 2015 | 1,388 | Power train (20.7%) | 41 | 33 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1,417 | Power train (22.9%) | 54 | 14 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3,312 | Engine (47.7%) | 52 | 23 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2,228 | Engine (52.3%) | 41 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019 | 765 | Engine (41.3%) | 37 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2,150 | Structure (31.4%) | 32 | 9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 479 | Structure (19.4%) | 17 | 14 | 0 |
| 2022 | 321 | Fuel system, gasoline (19.6%) | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 163 | Electrical system (25.2%) | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 139 | Electrical system (19.4%) | 6 | 0 | 2 |