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Ford Escort

For the Ford Escort, model years 2000–2003 on this site have 1 matched recall and 209 matched complaints (recall file dated Oct 23, 2026; complaint file dated Oct 23, 2026). Matched complaint counts run from 10 in 2003 to 98 in 2000. These are raw counts, not rates. EPA rates non-electric configurations 25–27 mpg combined (file dated Sep 29, 2026).

ABOUT THIS DATA

Ford Escort by model year puts the same counts in one sortable table.

Model years

One row per model year. Complaint and recall figures are matched raw counts.
Year	Recalls	Complaints	Crash	Fire	Stars	Comb mpg
2000	1	98	22	2	Pre-2011	25–27
2001	0	68	14	3	Pre-2011	25–26
2002	0	33	4	1	Pre-2011	25–26
2003	0	10	1	0	Pre-2011	25

Fuel economy by model year

Combined mpg below is EPA's figure for non-electric configurations in the file dated 2026-09-29. Electric configurations are shown as MPGe when that is the only figure. Annual fuel cost is EPA's published fuelCost08 range for the configurations of that year.

EPA combined fuel economy and annual fuel cost by model year
Year	Comb mpg	MPGe	kWh/100 mi	Range	Annual fuel cost
2000	25–27	—	—	—	$2,500–$2,700
2001	25–26	—	—	—	$2,600–$2,700
2002	25–26	—	—	—	$2,600–$2,700
2003	25	—	—	—	$2,700

Fuel cost for 2003 Compare 2003