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2020 Ford Escape latches & locks problems

The 2020 Ford Escape has 53 latches & locks complaints filed with NHTSA — 3% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

53

Latches & Locks complaints

3%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Latches & Locks complaints by year

Escape latches & locks complaints by model year65 complaints2000: 1 complaints2001: 30 complaints2002: 20 complaints2003: 7 complaints2004: 4 complaints2005: 6 complaints2007: 3 complaints2008: 2 complaints2009: 1 complaints2010: 2 complaints2011: 4 complaints2012: 8 complaints2013: 65 complaints2014: 65 complaints2015: 29 complaints2017: 8 complaints2018: 5 complaints2019: 1 complaints2020: 53 complaints2021: 1 complaints2022: 1 complaints2023: 2 complaints
Escape latches & locks complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Common questions

How many latches & locks complaints does the 2020 Ford Escape have?

NHTSA has 53 complaints about the 2020 Ford Escape latches & locks — 3% of all complaints filed for that model year.

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Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.