Best Year to Buy a Ford Escape
Reliability rankings across 24 model years, based on NHTSA owner complaints
Based on 24 model years of NHTSA complaint data, the 2024 Ford Escape is the most reliable year to buy with a Klunk Score of 80/100 ("Smooth Ride") and only 74 owner complaints. The 2009 model year is the least reliable with 1,690 complaints and a score of 5/100 ("Total Klunk").
All Years Ranked
2024Smooth Ride 74 2023Solid Pick 94 2022Proceed with Caution 215 2021Proceed with Caution 321 2007Check Engine 393 2004Check Engine 498 2019Check Engine 556 2012Check Engine 597 2003Check Engine 598 2006Total Klunk 719 2008Total Klunk 2,414 2001Total Klunk 1,038 2010Total Klunk 2,126 2011Total Klunk 1,312 2015Total Klunk 1,026 2017Total Klunk 2,614 2020Total Klunk 1,460 2002Total Klunk 1,074 2005Total Klunk 1,584 2013Total Klunk 2,737 2014Total Klunk 2,057 2018Total Klunk 1,715 2016Total Klunk 1,013 2009Total Klunk 1,690
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