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Ford Escort Recalls & Problems by Year

Ford Escort safety recalls, owner complaints and crash-test ratings for 14 model years. The 1995 model has the most complaints (576).

Owner complaints by model year
05001,0001990 Ford Escort: 101 complaints19901991 Ford Escort: 327 complaints1992 Ford Escort: 162 complaints19921993 Ford Escort: 379 complaints1994 Ford Escort: 279 complaints19941995 Ford Escort: 576 complaints5761996 Ford Escort: 205 complaints19961997 Ford Escort: 543 complaints1998 Ford Escort: 375 complaints19981999 Ford Escort: 325 complaints2000 Ford Escort: 98 complaints20002001 Ford Escort: 68 complaints2002 Ford Escort: 33 complaints20022003 Ford Escort: 10 complaints
Recalls by model year
0241990 Ford Escort: 2 recalls19901991 Ford Escort: 3 recalls1992 Ford Escort: 2 recalls19921993 Ford Escort: 1 recall1994 Ford Escort: 1 recall19941995 Ford Escort: 4 recalls1996 Ford Escort: 0 recalls19961997 Ford Escort: 1 recall1998 Ford Escort: 0 recalls19981999 Ford Escort: 1 recall2000 Ford Escort: 1 recall20002001 Ford Escort: 0 recalls2002 Ford Escort: 0 recalls20022003 Ford Escort: 0 recalls

The red bar marks the 1995 model, the year owners complained about most. Hover a bar for the exact number; the table below lists every year.

YearRecallsOwner complaintsCrashesSafety rating
2003 Ford Escort0101n/a
2002 Ford Escort0334n/a
2001 Ford Escort06814n/a
2000 Ford Escort19822n/a
1999 Ford Escort132579n/a
1998 Ford Escort037584n/a
1997 Ford Escort154367n/a
1996 Ford Escort020523n/a
1995 Ford Escort457675n/a
1994 Ford Escort127951n/a
1993 Ford Escort137931n/a
1992 Ford Escort21627n/a
1991 Ford Escort332720n/a
1990 Ford Escort21015n/a
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