Ford Escape
2019 only
241,387 sold in the US for 2019.
per 10,000 sold
2019 Ford Escape have 725 classified complaints on record for that year specifically, plus 3 recalls. The most common issue in this year is Head gasket and cylinder head, typically surfacing around 81,186 miles.
Computed directly from stored federal records for 2019 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 — 2019 only
Median onset: 81,186 miles.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years. · Typical repair: $1,620–$3,010 nationally.
Which other vehicles have head gasket failures? →Median onset: 57,000 miles.
More common in newer model years. · Typical repair: $260–$1,910 nationally.
Median onset: 50,000 miles. 3.9% 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: 84,758 miles.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 112,823 miles. 3.8% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years. · Typical repair: $2,910–$5,410 nationally.
Which other vehicles have automatic transmission problems? →Median onset: 5,400 miles.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 22,400 miles. 56.5% 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: 3,000 miles. 5.0% 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.
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 2019 model year. See the full Ford Escape report for every year and full specs/safety data.