Ford Escape PHEV Recalls & Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 124 owner complaints across 7 model years of the Ford Escape PHEV (2020–2026). The most-complained-about year is 2022.
Pick your Ford Escape PHEV model year
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Ford Escape PHEV | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 Ford Escape PHEV | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 Ford Escape PHEV | 2 | 7 |
| 2023 Ford Escape PHEV | 2 | 11 |
| 2022 Ford Escape PHEV | 2 | 78 |
| 2021 Ford Escape PHEV | 1 | 22 |
| 2020 Ford Escape PHEV | 1 | 1 |
What Ford Escape PHEV owners complain about
Across all model years, owners have filed 124 complaints with NHTSA. The 2022 model year has the most, with 78.
All Ford Escape PHEV recalls (2)
Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Ford Escape PHEV, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.
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Traction battery (electrical system)
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022-2026 Ford Escape and 2023-2026 Lincoln Corsair plug-in hybrid vehicles. A manufacturing defect in one or more of the high voltage battery cells may result in an internal short circuit and battery failure.
Remedy: Dealers will update the battery energy control module (BECM) and hybrid powertrain control module (HPCM) software, free of charge. Owners are advised to only use "Auto EV" mode and will be instructed by mail to limit…
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Traction battery (electrical system)
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2024 Ford Escape and 2021-2024 Lincoln Corsair plug-in hybrid vehicles. A manufacturing defect in one or more of the high voltage battery cells may result in an internal short circuit and battery failure.
Remedy: Dealers will update the battery energy control module (BECM) and hybrid powertrain control module (HPCM), free of charge. Owners are advised to only use "Auto EV" mode and will be instructed by mail to limit the…
Other Ford models
- F-15037,961 complaints
- Explorer34,566 complaints
- Escape27,430 complaints
- Fusion22,405 complaints
- Focus22,096 complaints
- Taurus18,159 complaints
- Windstar14,158 complaints
- Edge14,065 complaints
Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.