FaultScore

Honda Cr-V vs Ford Escape

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 Honda Cr-V Ford Escape
Complaints on file 21,242 36,256
Model years covered 1997–2026 2000–2026
Worst model year 2019 2013
Best model year 2001 2025
Crashes reported 1,258 1,132
Fires reported 226 754
Injuries reported 783 752
Deaths reported 27 25
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 10.8% 7.3%

Honda Cr-V 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 2,751 13.0%
Electrical System 2,522 11.9%
Airbags 2,392 11.3%
Steering 1,707 8.0%
Other & Unspecified 1,656 7.8%
Fuel & Propulsion 1,633 7.7%

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%