Chevrolet Caprice vs Ford Escape Hybrid

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Chevrolet Caprice	Ford Escape Hybrid
Complaints on file	912	2,275
Model years covered	1977–2014	2005–2025
Worst model year	1994	2020
Best model year	2014	2010
Crashes reported	100	69
Fires reported	37	18
Injuries reported	58	28
Deaths reported	3	0
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	21.7%	5.1%

Chevrolet Caprice by year

2 6 8 8 8 41 20 16 19 6 170 133 63 185 111 87 3 1 2 9 14

77 79 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 03 11 13 14

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Brakes 151 16.6%

Electrical System 120 13.2%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 70 7.7%

Engine & Cooling 66 7.2%

Suspension 64 7.0%

Steering 55 6.0%

Seat Belts 53 5.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 44 4.8%

Ford Escape Hybrid by year

237 305 156 584 194 73 47 20 10 369 152 89 34 4 1

05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 20 21 22 23 24 25

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Brakes 435 19.1%

Engine & Cooling 419 18.4%

Steering 278 12.2%

Electrical System 239 10.5%

Body & Structure 187 8.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 158 6.9%

Other & Unspecified 134 5.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 120 5.3%