Selling a junk Ford Ecosport
Any Ecosport sells for scrap or parts, running or not. Below: what owners report most often for each model year, the recalls on file, and which of those change the offer. Enter your ZIP for a buyer near you.
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What owners report about the Ford Ecosport
NHTSA has 2,484 owner complaints on file for the Ford Ecosport, model years 2005 to 2022, the 171st-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are engine and cooling (843, 34%), engine (805, 32%), transmission and drivetrain (222, 9%). 73 complaints involved a crash, 25 a fire, and 411 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 64,882 miles. The 2018 model year has the most complaints (971). Data as of 2026-10-12.
When the top complaint is engine and cooling, the question for a seller is whether a buyer will resell the car, pull the parts or scrap it. Read our guide to selling a car with a blown engine: it explains which offers assume the part works and how to describe the car so the price holds at pickup.
Ford Ecosport by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2 | Brakes | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 971 | Engine | 33 | 3 | 2 | 65,428 |
| 2019 | 595 | Engine and cooling | 12 | 4 | 2 | 65,500 |
| 2020 | 535 | Engine and cooling | 11 | 17 | 3 | 70,000 |
| 2021 | 368 | Engine and cooling | 13 | 1 | 3 | 56,000 |
| 2022 | 13 | Air bags | 2 | 0 | 2 | — |
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not confirmed defects. Median miles is the odometer reading owners gave when they reported a problem, shown only where 20 or more reports include it.
Ford Ecosport recalls
NHTSA lists 6 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for equipment (1), engine and cooling (1), seats (1). Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer. Before you sell, check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a buyer who plans to resell the car will.
- 2020 model year, driver assistance (campaign 25V442000, Jun 2025): Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018-2022 Transit Connect, 2019-2020 MKZ, MKX, Edge, Continental, F-150, Nautilus, Fusion, 2019-2023 Ranger, Mustang, 2020-2021 EcoSport, Expedition, Navigator, 2020-2022 Es…
- 2021 model year, transmission and drivetrain (campaign 25V126000, Feb 2025): Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021-2022 EcoSport vehicles. The front axle half shafts may disconnect from the transmission, which can result in a loss of drive power.
- 2018 model year, engine and cooling (campaign 23V905000, Dec 2023): Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Ford Focus and 2018-2022 Ford EcoSport vehicles. The oil pump drive belt or drive belt tensioner may fail, resulting in a loss of engine oil pressure.
- 2020 model year, air bags (campaign 20V791000, Dec 2020): Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020 EcoSport and 2019-2020 Transit Connect vehicles. Depending on the model, either the driver side or passenger side frontal air bag modules are missing the first-stage bo…
- 2019 model year, seats (campaign 19V023000, Jan 2019): Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2019 Ford EcoSport vehicles. The front seat frames may have been improperly welded, resulting in the seat back being improperly secured. As such, these vehicles fail to comp…
What a Ford Ecosport is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk Ecosport on four things: its weight at today's scrap steel price (the floor), the parts still on it that can be resold, whether it starts and drives, and how far they have to tow it. None of those come from a complaint database, so use this page to describe the car accurately and our junk car value guide to work out a ceiling for the metal. Then get more than one offer.
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Questions people ask
- What is a junk Ford Ecosport worth?
- What a yard can recover: the car's weight at the current scrap steel price, plus parts it can resell (the catalytic converter, engine, transmission and wheels if they're good), minus towing and processing. The same Ecosport gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Ford Ecosport that doesn't run?
- Yes. Junkyards and junk car buyers take cars that don't start, and most arrange the tow. Tell them honestly whether it starts, whether the engine and transmission are still in it, and whether the catalytic converter is on; those are what change the price.
- Should I fix an open recall before selling a Ford Ecosport?
- Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer for as long as the car exists. If the car is going for scrap, the repair won't change the scrap price. If a buyer might resell it or pull parts, a completed recall can help. Check your VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup first.
- Where do these Ford Ecosport numbers come from?
- From the complaint and recall data NHTSA publishes for every make and model, counted by model year on 2026-10-12. A complaint is an owner's report, not a confirmed defect, and the count rises with how many of the model were sold.