Ford Escape Hev
Owners filed 64 complaints across 3 model years of the Ford Escape Hev. The 2006 drew the most (37); the 2005 the fewest (12).
Model years3
Complaints64
Recalls1
Fires0
Deaths0
Which Ford Escape Hev years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2006 is the weakest year on record, with 37 complaints concentrated in the service brakes, hydraulic. It carries 1 recall.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.