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Ford Escape PHEV

Every Ford Escape PHEV 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 years1243 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years72020 to 2026
Recall campaigns2Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins19Summed across model years
By model year

The 2022 model year drew the most complaints, 78, 63% of the model's total

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

020406080202020212022782023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Electrical system leads the Ford Escape PHEV complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
48
Engine and cooling
44
Powertrain
15
Fuel system
11
Structure
7
Driver assistance
6
Brakes
4
Steering
3
Hybrid and electric propulsion
2
Visibility and wipers
2
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Ford Escape PHEV 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 PHEV by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026SUV10.017103
2025SUV40.031104
2024SUV70.035202
2023SUV110.055202
2022SUV782.6339204
2021SUV224.573102
2020SUV10.04102
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Ford Escape PHEV

  • 26V-091 Feb 17, 2026
    Manufacturing defect in one or more of the high voltage battery cells may result in an internal short circuit and battery failure
    Electrical system · 25k vehicles
  • 25V-789 Nov 14, 2025
    Manufacturing defect in one or more of the high voltage battery cells may result in an internal short circuit and battery failure
    Electrical system · 21k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.