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2012 Ford Escape engine problems

The 2012 Ford Escape has 78 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 10% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

78

Engine complaints

10%

Share of year

3

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Escape engine complaints by model year2,012 complaints2001: 325 complaints2002: 333 complaints2003: 73 complaints2004: 49 complaints2005: 221 complaints2006: 68 complaints2007: 31 complaints2008: 121 complaints2009: 292 complaints2010: 528 complaints2011: 265 complaints2012: 78 complaints2013: 1,435 complaints2014: 903 complaints2015: 277 complaints2016: 247 complaints2017: 2,012 complaints2018: 1,419 complaints2019: 376 complaints2020: 117 complaints2021: 41 complaints2022: 34 complaints2023: 31 complaints2024: 14 complaints2025: 8 complaints2026: 2 complaints
Escape engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“4/29/15 FORD VIOLATED THEIR NEW CAR WARRANTY COVERAGE, BY REFUSING TO REPAIR, THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS FILED IN COMPLAINT 10713581 . THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN HELD HOSTAGE AT INVER GROVE FORD, AGREED TO REPAIR ALL ITEMS IN THE AFOREMENTIONED COMPLAINT #10713581 . AS A DISABLED VETERAN, WITH A SICK…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · April 6, 2015 · crash

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2012 Ford Escape have?

NHTSA has 78 complaints about the 2012 Ford Escape engine — 10% 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.