Owners have filed 400 safety complaints about the 2020 Ford EcoSport with U.S. regulators. Here's what the federal data shows, system by system.
Complaints for this vehicle report 7 crashes, 8 fires, 26 injuries. No deaths have been reported.
Complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle system involved. For the 2020 Ford EcoSport, engine & cooling issues stand far above everything else.
"Kept like revving the engine like it was whining tight never show no check engine light nothing ever showed up was driving down the road and the car completely shut off no warning signs no nothing all was coming out of it like a oil pump or something had went out in the car."
"It was a recall oil pump tensor bar. They fixed that blew the engine.I had to wait for them to fix what they messed up with the engine.They fixed that drove forty miles away from the dealer and the engine overheated"
For most vehicles, complaint volume spikes early and tapers off. The 2020 Ford EcoSport inverts that curve — filings peaked in 2024, 4 years after the model year.
Across the Ford EcoSport model years we track, the 2018 has the most complaints on file (727); the 2020 ranks 3 of 3.
3 recalls apply to some or all 2020 Ford EcoSport vehicles. Recall repairs are free at any dealer, with no time limit.
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 booster propellant and sleeve. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the req…
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.
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 Escape, F-250 SD, Corsair, 2020-2023 Aviator, Transit, 2020-2024 Explorer, 2021-20…
Recall repairs are free at any dealer, with no time limit. Look up your 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA site to see open recalls for your specific vehicle. Check your VIN at NHTSA.gov →
NHTSA crash ratings measure how the car protects occupants in a crash — a separate question from the reliability complaints above. A vehicle can be both crashworthy and trouble-prone.
As of October 26, 2026, owners have filed 400 complaints about the 2020 Ford EcoSport with NHTSA. The most-reported system is engine & cooling.
The 2020 Ford EcoSport has 3 NHTSA recalls on file. Recall repairs are free at any dealer.
NHTSA gives the 2020 Ford EcoSport an overall crash rating of 4 out of 5 stars. Crash ratings measure occupant protection in a collision; they do not measure reliability, which is what the complaint data above reflects.
All figures come from the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) public APIs: the Office of Defects Investigation complaint database, the recalls database, and NCAP safety ratings, retrieved October 26, 2026.
Complaints are self-reported by consumers and are not verified by NHTSA or by this site. A single complaint may cite multiple vehicle systems, so system mentions can sum to more than the complaint total. Complaint volume is influenced by fleet size, media attention, and recall notices, and is not by itself a measure of defect rates.
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