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2022 Ford Escape Hybrid engine problems

The 2022 Ford Escape Hybrid has 31 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 38% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

31

Engine complaints

38%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Escape Hybrid engine complaints by model year113 complaints2005: 29 complaints2006: 55 complaints2007: 34 complaints2008: 113 complaints2009: 26 complaints2010: 13 complaints2011: 4 complaints2012: 2 complaints2013: 4 complaints2020: 65 complaints2021: 34 complaints2022: 31 complaints2023: 3 complaints2024: 1 complaints
Escape Hybrid engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

We were driving on the interstate and the car began to make a metallic clicking/ticking sound. We started to move to the shoulder as we thought it might be a tire issue when we saw an orange glow reflected on the concrete. As soon as we reached the shoulder the engine started pouring out smoke and…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · October 15, 2023 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2022 Ford Escape Hybrid have?

NHTSA has 31 complaints about the 2022 Ford Escape Hybrid engine — 38% 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.