FaultScore

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

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%

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%