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Ford Escape 2022

Safety complaints filed by owners in the first three years, per 1,000 sold.

1.43 per 1,000

2.0 times this nameplate’s own median · from 202 complaints filed in the first three years, of 381 ever. 95% lower bound 1.23.

Against its own model years

The model year carries far more information than the badge, so this is the comparison that matters.

Model year	Per 1,000	Complaints
2008	1.44	226
2009	0.55	90
2010	0.92	167
2011	2.03	451
2012	0.48	123
2013	1.40	389
2014	0.64	192
2015	0.34	104
2016	0.46	141
2017	0.72	221
2018	0.38	110
2019	0.28	71
2020	0.93	196
2021	1.17	189
2022	1.43	202
2023	0.62	86

What owners describe

Phrases over-represented in these complaints compared with the same component on every other vehicle. Counts are complaints containing the phrase.

Engine 103 complaints

engine however	39	38%
tool confirms	38	37%
confirms parts	37	36%
experienced tool	35	34%
repair yet	35	34%
yet exceeded	33	32%

Fuel System 64 complaints

campaign	58	90%
system	58	90%
system gasoline	57	88%
fuel system	57	88%
gasoline	57	88%
campaign fuel	54	84%

Electrical System 53 complaints

part recall	14	27%
repair made	12	23%
repair yet	10	19%
confirms parts	10	19%
tool confirms	10	19%
confirms	10	19%

When it breaks

40% of reported failures happened before 30,000 miles (median 36,000 miles, from 79 complaints that recorded one).

No clear early or late pattern.

What NHTSA did

3 investigations covering this model year, 2 of which list a recall campaign. Owners had filed 128 complaints about this component over roughly 26 months before an investigation opened.

Failed Door Check Arm Attachment Point

What owners and forums say

Not built yet. This panel is meant to carry community sentiment beside the filed-complaint data, so the two can be compared. Showing something weaker here would defeat its purpose.

Check this yourself

Example records behind this page:

11463872 · 11466339 · 11472080 · 11473820 · 11474335 · 11474493

Limits of this figure. It counts safety complaints filed with the federal government, which is a floor on failures and not a census: problems that only cost money are under-reported. Complaint rates also reflect how likely a brand’s owners are to file, which cannot be separated from how often the car fails. Sales are calendar-year and the denominator for this nameplate is automated checks only, not verified against an external source.