Ford Escape Generations

Front 3/4 view of a Ford Escape

The Escape has 4 generations available in North American markets. A generation is a group of model years where few, if any, changes were made to the vehicle which means their model years tend to break in similar ways.

The 2nd generation (2008—2012) has been the least reliable.

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  1. 4th Generation Escape

    Years
    2020–2020
    Reliability
    N/A
    PainRank™
    N/A
    Complaints
    0
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  2. 3rd Generation Escape

    Years
    2013–2019
    Reliability
    88th of 94
    PainRank™
    45.69
    Complaints
    968
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  3. 2nd Generation Escape

    Years
    2008–2012
    Reliability
    92nd of 94
    PainRank™
    58
    Complaints
    1648
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  4. 1st Generation Escape

    Years
    2001–2007
    Reliability
    89th of 94
    PainRank™
    47.99
    Complaints
    1586
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