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2020 Ford Escape Hybrid body & structure problems

The 2020 Ford Escape Hybrid has 104 body & structure complaints filed with NHTSA — 29% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

104

Body & Structure complaints

29%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Body & Structure complaints by year

Escape Hybrid body & structure complaints by model year104 complaints2005: 24 complaints2006: 8 complaints2007: 1 complaints2008: 3 complaints2010: 2 complaints2011: 1 complaints2012: 2 complaints2013: 1 complaints2020: 104 complaints2021: 31 complaints2022: 6 complaints
Escape Hybrid body & structure complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

1.) Faulty welding of front left door hinge causes loud popping noise when door is in motion. Door would not close. Forced the door to close, which caused the door bracket to break off inside the door. Now the window will not roll down. 2.) Faulty welding of front right door hinge causes loud…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Body & Structure · June 15, 2023

Common questions

How many body & structure complaints does the 2020 Ford Escape Hybrid have?

NHTSA has 104 complaints about the 2020 Ford Escape Hybrid body & structure — 29% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.