Volkswagen Touareg vs Ford Escape Hybrid

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	Volkswagen Touareg	Ford Escape Hybrid
Complaints on file	945	2,267
Model years covered	2004–2017	2005–2025
Worst model year	2004	2020
Best model year	2009	2010
Crashes reported	22	69
Fires reported	30	18
Injuries reported	30	27
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Fuel & Propulsion	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	8.7%	5%

Volkswagen Touareg by year

373 106 52 9 73 25 37 20 37 42 35 35 67 34

04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 152 16.1%

Engine & Cooling 134 14.2%

Electrical System 102 10.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 83 8.8%

Tires 54 5.7%

Airbags 53 5.6%

Steering 46 4.9%

Other & Unspecified 46 4.9%

Ford Escape Hybrid by year

237 305 156 584 194 73 47 20 10 367 150 87 32 4 1

05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 20 21 22 23 24 25

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

What breaks

Brakes 434 19.1%

Engine & Cooling 417 18.4%

Steering 278 12.3%

Electrical System 238 10.5%

Body & Structure 187 8.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 157 6.9%

Other & Unspecified 132 5.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 120 5.3%