Selling a junk Ford Escape Hybrid
Any Escape Hybrid 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 Escape Hybrid
NHTSA has 2,246 owner complaints on file for the Ford Escape Hybrid, model years 2005 to 2022, the 175th-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are brakes (416, 19%), engine (341, 15%), steering (278, 12%). 67 complaints involved a crash, 18 a fire, and 49 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 90,000 miles. The 2008 model year has the most complaints (584). Data as of 2026-10-12.
When the top complaint is brakes, the question for a seller is whether a buyer will resell the car, pull the parts or scrap it. Read our guide to deciding whether to repair or junk: it explains which offers assume the part works and how to describe the car so the price holds at pickup.
Ford Escape Hybrid by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 237 | Brakes | 5 | 0 | 0 | 109,000 |
| 2006 | 305 | Brakes | 7 | 1 | 0 | 105,700 |
| 2007 | 156 | Brakes | 1 | 2 | 0 | 89,000 |
| 2008 | 584 | Brakes | 18 | 1 | 0 | 90,750 |
| 2009 | 194 | Steering | 7 | 4 | 0 | 87,749 |
| 2010 | 73 | Steering | 5 | 0 | 0 | 70,315 |
| 2011 | 47 | Steering | 4 | 0 | 0 | 77,000 |
| 2012 | 20 | Brakes | 5 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 10 | Engine | 3 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 370 | Body and structure | 3 | 3 | 1 | 29,929 |
| 2021 | 158 | Engine | 2 | 3 | 1 | 42,000 |
| 2022 | 92 | Engine | 7 | 4 | 0 | — |
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 Escape Hybrid recalls
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for transmission and drivetrain (1), engine and cooling (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, transmission and drivetrain (campaign 25V881000, Dec 2025): Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022-2024 Maverick Hybrid and 2020 Escape Hybrid vehicles. The Hybrid Powertrain Control Module (HPCM) software may cause the vehicle to shift into neutral unexpectedly, cau…
- 2021 model year, engine and cooling (campaign 22V109000, Feb 2022): Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021 Escape Hybrid vehicles. The engine crankshaft may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can result in engine damage.
What a Ford Escape Hybrid is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk Escape Hybrid 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 Escape Hybrid 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 Escape Hybrid gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Ford Escape Hybrid 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 Escape Hybrid?
- 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 Escape Hybrid 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.