2010 Ford Escape: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 3171 complaints
3171
Total Complaints
57,600mi
Median Mileage
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Top Issue
43
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

42,000 25th Percentile
57,600 Median Mileage
80,200 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
557
ENGINE
493
POWER TRAIN
492
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
439
STEERING
414
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
204
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
91
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
68
STRUCTURE:BODY
57
SERVICE BRAKES
43

Severity Assessment

43
Crashes
3
Fires
39
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"AIR BAG SYSTEM SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION- VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN COLLISION- JUST DRIVING DOWN ROAD. *TR"
"PURCHASED 2010 FORD ESCAPE XLT ON 12-12-09. ON MONDAY, 12-14-09 POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND LIGHT FOR STABILIZER CAME ON AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. CAR WAS HARDLY DRIVABLE AND EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER. DEALERSHIP STATED THE POWER STEERING WAS NEWLY COMPUTERIZED THIS YEAR AND DID NOT RUN ON BELT AND PIST..."
"PURCHASED 2010 FORD ESCAPE XLT ON 12-12-09. ON MONDAY, 12-14-09 POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND LIGHT FOR STABILIZER CAME ON AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. CAR WAS HARDLY DRIVABLE AND EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER. DEALERSHIP STATED THE POWER STEERING WAS NEWLY COMPUTERIZED THIS YEAR AND DID NOT RUN ON BELT AND PIST..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28