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2016 Ford Escape fuel system problems

The 2016 Ford Escape has 70 fuel system complaints filed with NHTSA — 6% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

70

Fuel System complaints

6%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Fuel System complaints by year

Escape fuel system complaints by model year511 complaints2001: 60 complaints2002: 37 complaints2003: 15 complaints2004: 17 complaints2005: 64 complaints2006: 38 complaints2007: 23 complaints2008: 62 complaints2009: 203 complaints2010: 511 complaints2011: 286 complaints2012: 163 complaints2013: 288 complaints2014: 136 complaints2015: 56 complaints2016: 70 complaints2017: 95 complaints2018: 50 complaints2019: 24 complaints2020: 180 complaints2021: 65 complaints2022: 78 complaints2023: 7 complaints2024: 5 complaints2025: 2 complaints2026: 1 complaints
Escape fuel system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Common questions

How many fuel system complaints does the 2016 Ford Escape have?

NHTSA has 70 complaints about the 2016 Ford Escape fuel system — 6% 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.