What is the worst year for a Ford Escape Phev?

The 2022 Ford Escape Phev has the worst FaultScore of any year of this model, with 106 complaints filed with NHTSA, most of them about the engine & cooling.

What is the best year for a Ford Escape Phev?

The 2023 Ford Escape Phev has the cleanest record of the graded years, with 11 complaints on file.

What breaks most often on a Ford Escape Phev?

Electrical System accounts for more complaints than any other part on the Ford Escape Phev.

Worst years for a Ford Escape Phev

Owners have filed 158 complaints about the Ford Escape Phev with NHTSA across model years 2020 to 2025. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

2022 Ford Escape Phev

106 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.

Cleanest on record

2023 Ford Escape Phev

11 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Ford Escape Phev year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

1 30 106 11 6 4

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

Year	Grade	Complaints	Crashes	Median miles	Most reported
2025	—	4	0	—	Electrical System
2024	—	6	0	—	Electrical System
2023	A	11	0	—	Electrical System
2022	D	106	2	3,000	Engine & Cooling
2021	C	30	1	32,200	Engine & Cooling
2020	—	1	0	—	Other & Unspecified

What breaks on a Ford Escape Phev

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Electrical System 46 29.1%

Worst in 2022

Engine & Cooling 44 27.8%

Worst in 2022

Other & Unspecified 15 9.5%

Worst in 2022

Transmission & Drivetrain 13 8.2%

Worst in 2022

Fuel & Propulsion 12 7.6%

Worst in 2022

Body & Structure 7 4.4%

Worst in 2022

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 5 3.2%

Worst in 2022

Brakes 4 2.5%

Worst in 2021

Steering 3 1.9%

Worst in 2022

Airbags 2 1.3%

Worst in 2021

Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 1.3%

Worst in 2021

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 2 1.3%

Worst in 2021

Suspension 1 0.6%

Worst in 2022

Seat Belts 1 0.6%

Worst in 2021

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Ford Escape Phev, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jun 2021 peak 16 Aug 2026

Compare the Ford Escape Phev

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.

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