What Owners Complain About

Sometimes it helps just to tally up the complaints and see where the biggest stacks are. Use this information to learn about troublespots or to run for the hills.

What Breaks the Most

Years to Avoid

3rd Generation (1997–2003) Escort Key Numbers

  1. 7 model years

    Grouping all models by their year can reveal some baddies.

  2. 151 complaints

    Running tally of owner grievances filed to CarComplaints.com.

  3. 47th in reliability

    Overall reliability rank out of 94 eligible generations.