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Ford Ecosport

Every Ford Ecosport model year on file, 2018 to 2022. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years1,85556 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years52018 to 2022
Recall campaigns6Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins286Summed across model years
By model year

The 2018 model year drew the most complaints, 726, 39% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

020040060080020187262019202020212022
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Ford Ecosport complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
1,644
Powertrain
221
Fuel system
119
Electrical system
89
Brakes
76
Speed control
50
Airbags
29
Steering
17
Wheels
13
Structure
13
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Ford Ecosport model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Ford Ecosport by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2022SUV1118.2482016
2021SUV2593.58633142
2020SUV3994.01,4253164
2019SUV4602.01,0952169
2018SUV7262.81,7492195
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Ford Ecosport

  • 25V-442 Jun 27, 2025
    Software error may cause the rearview camera to display a blank image, or the image may remain on the display after the backing event has ended
    Back-over prevention · 200k vehicles
  • 25V-126 Feb 28, 2025
    Front axle half shafts may disconnect from the transmission, which can result in a loss of drive power
    Powertrain · 19k vehicles
  • 23V-905 Dec 22, 2023
    Oil pump drive belt or drive belt tensioner may fail, resulting in a loss of engine oil pressure
    Engine and cooling · 140k vehicles
  • 20V-791 Dec 17, 2020
    Depending on the model, either the driver side or passenger side frontal air bag modules are missing the first-stage booster propellant and sleeve
    Airbags · 12 vehicles
  • 19V-023 Jan 2, 2019
    Front seat frames may have been improperly welded, resulting in the seat back being improperly secured
    Seats · 63 vehicles
  • 18V-312 May 14, 2018
    These vehicles were shipped with the European brake reservoir pictogram cap label and the European English language owner's manual kits
    Equipment · 273 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.