FaultScore

Ford Escape HEV vs Forest River Cherokee

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 Ford Escape HEV Forest River Cherokee
Complaints on file 80 198
Model years covered 2005–2007 1999–2026
Worst model year 2006 2021
Best model year 2005 2019
Crashes reported 2 3
Fires reported 0 17
Injuries reported 0 1
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Brakes Tires
Share of complaints involving harm 2.5% 10.6%

Ford Escape HEV by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 34 42.5%
Engine & Cooling 11 13.8%
Electrical System 10 12.5%
Transmission & Drivetrain 5 6.3%
Steering 5 6.3%
Body & Structure 3 3.8%
Suspension 3 3.8%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 2 2.5%

Forest River Cherokee by year

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

What breaks

Tires 44 22.2%
Body & Structure 36 18.2%
Other & Unspecified 24 12.1%
Suspension 23 11.6%
Wheels 18 9.1%
Electrical System 16 8.1%
Brakes 5 2.5%