Ford Escape

Ford Escape — production years, market prices by model year, NHTSA recalls and owner complaints, and live listings for sale on VehiSales.

Generations of the Ford Escape

Every body generation side by side — each links to its full story: market prices, facelift changes, recalls and live listings.

Generation Facelift Price today Units for sale Recalls Complaints
Generation 1 2001–2007 — — 0 56 8,622
Model-year brochures (4)

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Generation 2 2008–2012 — — 0 18 14,790
Model-year brochures (6)

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Generation 3 2013–2019 — $9,443–$13,600 5,910 58 12,155
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Generation 4 2020–now — $15,988–$49,585 26,282 91 3,177
Model-year brochures (9)

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Vehicles within one generation share the same platform and body style. Price today — median asking prices across each generation's model years (current market).

Engines used in the Escape

Engine families this model shipped with, by NHTSA VIN build data — each links to every model that shares it.

Engine Years in this model Also used in VIN builds ⓘ
Ford 2.5L 4-cylinder 2009–2026 16 models 139
Ford 3.0L V6 (Vulcan & Duratec) 2001–2022 22 models 125
Ford 2.0L I4 (Duratec & EcoBoost) 2001–2021 24 models 69
Ford 2.3L EcoBoost I4 2005–2008 34 models 45
Ford 1.6L 4-cylinder 2013–2016 7 models 30

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About the Ford Escape

The Ford Escape is a compact crossover SUV manufactured and marketed by the Ford Motor Company from the 2001 to the 2026 model years across four generations, as Ford's first SUV derived from a car platform.

Source: Wikipedia — Ford Escape, CC BY-SA.

Market by model year

Year Units for sale Median price Vs newest Avg mileage
2015 736 $9,443 19% 110,359 mi
2016 764 $9,995 20% 105,018 mi
2017 1,844 $11,397 23% 93,988 mi
2018 1,509 $12,595 25% 86,393 mi
2019 1,057 $13,600 27% 81,548 mi
2020 2,041 $15,988 32% 67,862 mi
2021 1,082 $17,388 35% 62,271 mi
2022 2,797 $20,000 40% 41,668 mi
2023 3,393 $23,295 47% 30,869 mi
2024 4,033 $22,000 44% 35,406 mi
2025 3,348 $25,895 52% 15,672 mi
2026 9,561 $31,990 65% 188 mi
2027 27 $49,585 100% 20 mi

Inventory and price data refreshed daily; last updated .

Recalls & complaints by year (NHTSA)

Year Recalls Complaints Most reported
2001 15 1,052 Engine And Engine Cooling, Service Brakes, Electrical System
2002 10 1,079 Engine And Engine Cooling, Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2003 9 598 Structure, Suspension, Vehicle Speed Control
2004 8 499 Suspension, Structure, Vehicle Speed Control
2005 5 3,168 Suspension, Structure, Electrical System
2006 5 1,440 Service Brakes, Vehicle Speed Control, Power Train
2007 4 786 Service Brakes, Power Train, Engine
2008 5 4,834 Steering, Power Train, Service Brakes
2009 3 1,846 Steering, Power Train, Vehicle Speed Control
2010 5 4,258 Vehicle Speed Control, Power Train, Engine
2011 3 2,650 Steering, Power Train, Fuel/Propulsion System
2012 2 1,202 Fuel/Propulsion System, Steering, Engine
2013 18 2,754 Engine, Power Train, Electrical System
2014 16 2,087 Engine, Power Train, Unknown Or Other
2015 9 1,105 Power Train, Engine, Back Over Prevention
2016 4 1,133 Power Train, Back Over Prevention, Engine
2017 4 2,687 Engine, Engine And Engine Cooling, Power Train
2018 4 1,801 Engine, Engine And Engine Cooling, Power Train
2019 3 588 Engine, Power Train, Engine And Engine Cooling
2020 23 1,820 Structure, Unknown Or Other, Power Train
2021 19 724 Structure, Unknown Or Other, Service Brakes
2022 19 380 Engine, Fuel System, Gasoline
2023 11 133 Electrical System, Engine, Power Train
2024 8 87 Electrical System, Forward Collision Avoidance, Lane Departure
2025 9 29 Electrical System, Unknown Or Other, Engine
2026 2 4 Electrical System, Engine, Service Brakes
2027 0 0 —

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.

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