Ford Escape Hybrid
Owners filed 1,739 complaints across 15 model years of the Ford Escape Hybrid. The 2008 drew the most (443); the 2025 the fewest (1).
Model years15
Complaints1,739
Recalls2
Fires11
Deaths0
Every Ford Escape Hybrid model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2023 | 23 | 0 | — | 2 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2022 | 68 | 0 | 2 | 3 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2021 | 122 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2020 | 288 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Structure › Body | Above average | |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2012 | 15 | 0 | — | 3 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2011 | 37 | 0 | — | 3 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2010 | 59 | 0 | — | 3 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2009 | 153 | 0 | 3 | 6 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2008 | 443 | 0 | 1 | 13 | Service Brakes | Above average | |
| 2007 | 124 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2006 | 219 | 0 | 1 | 6 | Service Brakes | Above average | |
| 2005 | 178 | 0 | — | 4 | Service Brakes | Routine |
Which Ford Escape Hybrid years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2008 is the weakest year on record, with 443 complaints concentrated in the service brakes.
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.