Ford Escape vs Nissan Rogue: recalls and problems

Since 2000 the Ford Escape has 95 recalls and 27,615 owner complaints; the Nissan Rogue has 44 recalls and 7,450 complaints. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each were sold.

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At a glance

Ford EscapeNissan Rogue
Recalls9544
Do-not-drive / park-outside recalls10
Owner complaints27,6157,450
Crashes reported782343
Fires reported524116
Injuries reported691321
Most reported problemEnginePower Train

NHTSA data, model years 2000 onward.

Complaints by model year

Ford EscapeNissan Rogue
2005 Ford Escape: 1,394 complaints20052006 Ford Escape: 464 complaints2007 Ford Escape: 254 complaints2007 Nissan Rogue: 1 complaints20072008 Ford Escape: 1,974 complaints2008 Nissan Rogue: 429 complaints2009 Ford Escape: 1,693 complaints2009 Nissan Rogue: 320 complaints20092010 Ford Escape: 2,071 complaints2010 Nissan Rogue: 282 complaints2011 Ford Escape: 1,320 complaints2011 Nissan Rogue: 363 complaints20112012 Ford Escape: 604 complaints2012 Nissan Rogue: 319 complaints2013 Ford Escape: 2,753 complaints2013 Nissan Rogue: 610 complaints20132014 Ford Escape: 2,091 complaints2014 Nissan Rogue: 440 complaints2015 Ford Escape: 1,148 complaints2015 Nissan Rogue: 554 complaints20152016 Ford Escape: 1,193 complaints2016 Nissan Rogue: 544 complaints2017 Ford Escape: 2,710 complaints2017 Nissan Rogue: 602 complaints20172018 Ford Escape: 1,833 complaints2018 Nissan Rogue: 672 complaints2019 Ford Escape: 604 complaints2019 Nissan Rogue: 341 complaints20192020 Ford Escape: 1,621 complaints2020 Nissan Rogue: 154 complaints2021 Ford Escape: 356 complaints2021 Nissan Rogue: 298 complaints20212022 Ford Escape: 238 complaints2022 Nissan Rogue: 246 complaints2023 Ford Escape: 102 complaints2023 Nissan Rogue: 774 complaints20232024 Ford Escape: 78 complaints2024 Nissan Rogue: 236 complaints2025 Ford Escape: 26 complaints2025 Nissan Rogue: 206 complaints20252026 Ford Escape: 3 complaints2026 Nissan Rogue: 59 complaints2026

Every model year

YearEscape recallsEscape complaintsRogue recallsRogue complaints
202623259
20259263206
20248784236
2023111026774
2022192381246
20211935610298
2020231,6211154
201936043341
201841,8333672
201742,7105602
201641,1937544
201591,1489554
2014162,09110440
2013182,7531610
201216042319
201121,3202363
201032,0712282
200911,6933320
200831,9745429
2007225401
20063464——
200541,394——

Ford Escape: top problems

Engine9,329
Power Train4,669
Steering3,951
Fuel System2,569
Electrical System2,531
Vehicle Speed Control2,299

Nissan Rogue: top problems

Power Train1,866
Engine1,442
Unknown or other1,304
Electrical System1,001
Air Bags835
Service Brakes669
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Questions

Which has more problems, the Ford Escape or the Nissan Rogue?

Since model year 2000 owners have filed 27,615 complaints about the Ford Escape and 7,450 about the Nissan Rogue with NHTSA, so the Nissan Rogue has fewer. These are raw counts: the model that sold more will usually have more complaints, so compare individual model years too.

Which has more recalls, the Ford Escape or the Nissan Rogue?

NHTSA lists 95 recall campaigns for the Ford Escape and 44 for the Nissan Rogue since model year 2000.