2022 Ford Escape PHEV
Complaints about this year name vin tool far more often than the model's other years — 32% of them, about 80× the usual rate of 0.4%.
NHTSA opened a defect investigation into this model year.
| Complaints filed | 78 |
|---|---|
| Median for this model | 4 |
| Involving a crash | 1 |
| Recalls | 2 |
| NHTSA crash rating | 5/5 |
| EPA combined | 40 mpg |
Also unusual this year
- tool confirms — 32% of complaints, 80× usual
- confirms parts — 32% of complaints, 80× usual
- failure vin — 31% of complaints, 77× usual
What owners wrote
notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V380000 (Engine) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the…
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint filings, with identifying details removed.
Recalls for this year
- 25V789000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Fixed free of charge.
- 26V091000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Fixed free of charge.
How this was worked out
Every year of the Ford Escape PHEV was compared against its own history rather than against other cars, which removes popularity and age from the answer — a common car draws more complaints at equal reliability, and an older one has had longer to accumulate them. A year is flagged when it drew at least 2.5× this model's median and at least 50 complaints.
This is a fault record, not a review. Nobody files a federal complaint to say the car was fine, so it shows what tends to go wrong — not whether owners liked it, and not whether it is a good car.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls and investigations, retrieved . Look this vehicle up directly on NHTSA's site to check anything here.
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