FaultScore

Ford Escape vs Toyota Camry

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 Toyota Camry
Complaints on file 36,256 23,365
Model years covered 2000–2026 1983–2024
Worst model year 2013 2009
Best model year 2025 1993
Crashes reported 1,132 3,870
Fires reported 754 557
Injuries reported 752 2,075
Deaths reported 25 77
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Acceleration & Cruise Control
Share of complaints involving harm 7.3% 28.2%

Ford Escape by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 9,458 26.1%
Steering 3,952 10.9%
Fuel & Propulsion 2,562 7.1%
Electrical System 2,524 7.0%
Body & Structure 2,318 6.4%
Other & Unspecified 2,079 5.7%

Toyota Camry by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 2,782 11.9%
Brakes 2,310 9.9%
Body & Structure 1,801 7.7%
Airbags 1,696 7.3%
Other & Unspecified 1,487 6.4%