Ford Escort: nhtsa complaints (summary)

All rows for this model in the NHTSA complaints (summary) dataset, newest model year first. Each year links to its consumer page, which shows the same records with context.

rows	13
model years	1990–2002 (13)
data through	2026-09-20
method	/data/methodology#complaints
license	CC BY 4.0 (derived)

ford.csv (whole make)

Vehicle pages

2002 · 2001 · 2000 · 1999 · 1998 · 1997 · 1996 · 1995 · 1994 · 1993 · 1992 · 1991 · 1990

Rows

year	complaint_count	earliest_date	latest_date	crash_flagged	fire_flagged	top_components
2002	90	2001-07-10	2017-03-06	7	5	POWER TRAIN:20; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:16; SUSPENSION:14; SERVICE BRAKES:7; AIR BAGS:7
2001	99	2000-10-25	2014-03-04	15	5	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:18; POWER TRAIN:15; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:14; SUSPENSION:12; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:11
2000	153	1999-11-04	2016-01-05	27	11	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:28; AIR BAGS:22; POWER TRAIN:19; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:17; VISIBILITY:13
1999	365	1998-12-16	2019-05-28	82	15	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:68; AIR BAGS:67; SUSPENSION:47; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:44; POWER TRAIN:38
1998	416	1997-07-17	2019-09-19	85	23	AIR BAGS:76; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:53; SUSPENSION:52; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:52; POWER TRAIN:45
1997	610	1996-02-28	2023-07-07	67	120	AIR BAGS:152; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:149; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:70; SUSPENSION:69; SERVICE BRAKES:45
1996	248	1996-04-18	2016-05-11	28	12	SEAT BELTS:79; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:37; AIR BAGS:21; POWER TRAIN:21; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:20
1995	647	1995-02-09	2018-01-05	85	21	SEAT BELTS:156; FUEL SYSTEM:140; GASOLINE:133; AIR BAGS:79; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:57
1994	341	1994-02-07	2018-10-21	58	18	SEAT BELTS:84; AIR BAGS:60; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:35; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:34; SERVICE BRAKES:25
1993	442	1994-06-20	2012-07-06	34	17	SEAT BELTS:112; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:53; FUEL SYSTEM:51; GASOLINE:47; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:42
1992	193	1994-10-31	2022-06-02	8	20	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:41; FUEL SYSTEM:40; GASOLINE:37; SEAT BELTS:30; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:25
1991	393	1994-06-20	2013-07-20	22	67	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:124; SEAT BELTS:73; FUEL SYSTEM:68; GASOLINE:65; POWER TRAIN:36
1990	130	1994-05-17	2010-08-21	5	51	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:58; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:15; SEAT BELTS:11; FUEL SYSTEM:11; GASOLINE:11

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). NHTSA complaints (summary) — Ford Escort [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/complaints/ford/escort

@misc{wrenchpro_complaints_ford_escort_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro NHTSA complaints (summary): Ford Escort},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/complaints/ford/escort}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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