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2012 Ford Escape brakes problems

The 2012 Ford Escape has 23 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 3% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

23

Brakes complaints

3%

Share of year

3

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Brakes complaints by year

Escape brakes complaints by model year207 complaints2001: 180 complaints2002: 207 complaints2003: 65 complaints2004: 33 complaints2005: 67 complaints2006: 70 complaints2007: 48 complaints2008: 140 complaints2009: 108 complaints2010: 50 complaints2011: 26 complaints2012: 23 complaints2013: 74 complaints2014: 38 complaints2015: 25 complaints2016: 21 complaints2017: 49 complaints2018: 27 complaints2019: 11 complaints2020: 43 complaints2021: 49 complaints2022: 33 complaints2023: 3 complaints2024: 3 complaints2025: 1 complaints2026: 1 complaints
Escape brakes complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 2012 Ford Escape have?

NHTSA has 23 complaints about the 2012 Ford Escape brakes — 3% 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.