Ford Escape
2014 only
306,209 sold in the US for 2014.
per 10,000 sold
2014 Ford Escape have 2,586 classified complaints on record for that year specifically, plus 16 recalls. The most common issue in this year is Cooling system: radiator, water pump, thermostat, fan, typically surfacing around 80,000 miles.
Computed directly from stored federal records for 2014 model years only — not blended with the rest of this vehicle's production run. See the full Ford Escape report for every year combined.
Where this year fits
What breaks, and when — 2014 only
Median onset: 80,000 miles.
More common in newer model years. · Typical repair: $260–$1,910 nationally.
Median onset: 88,500 miles. 2.8% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
More common in newer model years.
Which other vehicles have automatic transmission problems? →Median onset: 90,000 miles. 0.3% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
More common in newer model years. · Typical repair: $1,620–$3,010 nationally.
Which other vehicles have head gasket failures? →Median onset: 62,300 miles.
More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 57,425 miles. 1.3% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 92,000 miles.
More common in newer model years. · Typical repair: $2,910–$5,410 nationally.
Which other vehicles have automatic transmission problems? →Median onset: 48,500 miles. 4.3% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues.
Median onset: 83,000 miles.
More common in newer model years.
Which other vehicles have driver-assist problems? →From owner-filed complaints to NHTSA, not independently verified. Federal mileage reporting on recent complaints is sparse — see how it works. Cost ranges are national estimates from book labor hours and parts pricing, not this vehicle's actual repair history — they don't account for your location or shop type.
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Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — complaints and recalls, scoped to 2014 model year. See the full Ford Escape report for every year and full specs/safety data.