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Ford Escape Hybrid

Every Ford Escape Hybrid model year on file, 2020 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years50621 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years72020 to 2026

Recall campaigns2Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins81Summed across model years

By model year

The 2020 model year drew the most complaints, 288, 57% of the model's total

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

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

Components

Structure leads the Ford Escape Hybrid complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Structure

144

Engine and cooling

139

Electrical system

Powertrain

Driver assistance

Brakes

Fuel system

Speed control

Visibility and wipers

Back-over prevention

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Ford Escape Hybrid 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 Escape Hybrid by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Investigations	Bulletins
2026	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	3
2025	SUV	1	0.0	8	0	0	3
2024	SUV	4	0.0	20	0	0	8
2023	SUV	23	17.4	115	0	0	14
2022	SUV	68	7.4	296	0	1	12
2021	SUV	122	4.1	407	1	2	23
2020	SUV	288	2.4	1,029	1	2	18

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Ford Escape Hybrid

25V-881 Dec 18, 2025
Hybrid Powertrain Control Module (HPCM) software may cause the vehicle to shift into neutral unexpectedly, causing a loss of drive power
Powertrain · 87 vehicles
22V-109 Feb 24, 2022
Engine crankshaft may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can result in engine damage
Engine and cooling · 155 vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.