2021 Ford Escape Hybrid: Reliability Data

137
Total Complaints
35,851mi
Median Mileage
Engine
Top Issue
2
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

10,250 25th Percentile
35,851 Median Mileage
47,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Engine
34
Body
25
Unknown Or Other
16
Electrical System
15
Power Train
10
Fuel/Propulsion System
7
Service Brakes
6
Hybrid Propulsion System
3
Vehicle Speed Control
3
Door
2

Severity Assessment

2
Crashes
3
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"High Voltage battery warning occurs and gives possibility of shutting the car down"
"High Voltage battery warning occurs and gives possibility of shutting the car down"
"Stopped in the middle of three lanes at a red light, when light turned green car, which is a hybrid did not power back up. I could not accelerate. Message on dashboard was STOP NOW with red triangle symbol. I was on a State highway in heavy traffic. 55 mph speed limit. Going about 8 mph with fla..."

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.

Electrical System 15 complaints
25th: 13,000 mi Median: 36,702 mi 75th: 48,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 14 VA: 11 WI: 10 IL: 10 TX: 9 AZ: 8 MI: 7 PA: 6 FL: 6 IN: 6

Who Files Complaints?

0.7%
Original Owners
99.3%
Second+ Owners

Ford Escape Hybrid — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
20052375
20063057
20071551
200858318
20091927
2010735
2011464
2012205
20203573
2022795
2023322

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