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2021 Ford Escape Hybrid body & structure problems

The 2021 Ford Escape Hybrid has 31 body & structure complaints filed with NHTSA — 22% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

31

Body & Structure complaints

22%

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

2021 Escape with 61,000 miles and normal use (commuting for work). The Driver door check arm welds have failed causing a crunching noise when opening and closing. Ford dealership says it's not a warranty repair and refuses to fix the problem. There are two SSM/TSBs regarding this problem SSM 51553…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Body & Structure · November 20, 2023

Common questions

How many body & structure complaints does the 2021 Ford Escape Hybrid have?

NHTSA has 31 complaints about the 2021 Ford Escape Hybrid body & structure — 22% 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.