2020 Ford Ecosport: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 472 complaints
472
Total Complaints
71,000mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Top Issue
7
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

54,500 25th Percentile
71,000 Median Mileage
81,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
171
ENGINE
148
POWER TRAIN
43
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
32
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
16
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
10
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
9
SERVICE BRAKES
8
AIR BAGS
7
SUSPENSION
4

Severity Assessment

7
Crashes
11
Fires
8
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 FORD ECOSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OR WHILE IN REVERSE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL SOUND. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CAGUAS EXPRESSWAY MOTORS, CAGUAS, 00725, PUERTO RICO AND WAS INFORMED THAT..."
"THIS CAR WAS HIT AND THE SEAT BENT. I AM STILL DEALING WITH HIP NECK KNEE AND SHOULDER INJURIES. IT WAS A RENTAL CAR. I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT. AN 8 TON BOX TRUCK HIT IT GOING APPROX 45 MPH. I SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION. 2 MONTHS LATER I HAD A HEMORRHAGIC STROKE."
"THIS CAR WAS HIT AND THE SEAT BENT. I AM STILL DEALING WITH HIP NECK KNEE AND SHOULDER INJURIES. IT WAS A RENTAL CAR. I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT. AN 8 TON BOX TRUCK HIT IT GOING APPROX 45 MPH. I SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION. 2 MONTHS LATER I HAD A HEMORRHAGIC STROKE."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 171 complaints
25th: 60,000 mi Median: 72,000 mi 75th: 81,750 mi
ENGINE 148 complaints
25th: 62,000 mi Median: 66,000 mi 75th: 81,000 mi
POWER TRAIN 43 complaints
25th: 17,904 mi Median: 26,000 mi 75th: 64,150 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

TX: 74 FL: 36 OH: 31 CA: 25 TN: 25 NC: 24 AL: 23 GA: 22 MI: 21 IN: 21

Who Files Complaints?

0.2%
Original Owners
99.8%
Second+ Owners

Ford Ecosport — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
201894731
201956212
20213216

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