Toyota Camry Hybrid vs Ford Escort

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	Toyota Camry Hybrid	Ford Escort
Complaints on file	2,046	5,050
Model years covered	2006–2026	1981–2003
Worst model year	2025	1997
Best model year	2010	2002
Crashes reported	183	629
Fires reported	18	610
Injuries reported	98	456
Deaths reported	0	24
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	14.6%	34%

Toyota Camry Hybrid by year

3 966 225 171 12 29 76 35 32 25 5 6 37 20 9 8 2 1 221 163

06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 25 26

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

What breaks

Brakes 635 31.0%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 258 12.6%

Stability & Traction Control 149 7.3%

Other & Unspecified 119 5.8%

Body & Structure 117 5.7%

Electrical System 115 5.6%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 112 5.5%

Engine & Cooling 99 4.8%

Ford Escort by year

2 5 7 27 31 53 65 206 199 128 413 222 480 351 725 257 729 470 413 128 85 41 13

81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03

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

What breaks

Electrical System 872 17.3%

Seat Belts 660 13.1%

Engine & Cooling 557 11.0%

Airbags 493 9.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 433 8.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 324 6.4%

Suspension 310 6.1%

Brakes 291 5.8%