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 21,377 36,407
Model years covered 1997–2026 2000–2026
Worst model year 2019 2013
Best model year 2001 2025
Crashes reported 1,263 1,133
Fires reported 227 754
Injuries reported 784 752
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 2,767 12.9%
Electrical System 2,536 11.9%
Airbags 2,398 11.2%
Steering 1,727 8.1%
Other & Unspecified 1,671 7.8%
Fuel & Propulsion 1,651 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 9,505 26.1%
Steering 3,955 10.9%
Fuel & Propulsion 2,570 7.1%
Electrical System 2,535 7.0%
Body & Structure 2,323 6.4%
Other & Unspecified 2,094 5.8%