2019 Ford Ecosport: owner complaints and recalls

Complaints about the 2019 Ford Ecosport include 1 report of a fatality, alongside 7 crashes and 2 fires across 451 filings.

451
Complaints
2
Recalls
7
Crash reports
2
Fire reports
5
Injuries
26.6
Severity index

Severity index 26.6 - Low. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 26.6p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2019 Ford Ecosport sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 123 2019 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2019 Ford Ecosport ranks 93 of 123 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 24% of its model-year peers. See the full 2019 ranking.

What actually fails

Engine And Engine Cooli…Engine And Engine Cooling: 213 complaints (47.2%)213 47%EngineEngine: 187 complaints (41.5%)187 41%Power TrainPower Train: 49 complaints (10.9%)49 11%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 32 complaints (7.1%)32 7%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 29 complaints (6.4%)29 6%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 18 complaints (4.0%)18 4%Service BrakesService Brakes: 14 complaints (3.1%)14 3%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 12 complaints (2.7%)12 3%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING21347.2%
ENGINE18741.5%
POWER TRAIN4910.9%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM327.1%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER296.4%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM184.0%
SERVICE BRAKES143.1%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL122.7%

Complaints filed per year

01002002019: 32020: 62021: 42022: 122023: 1002024: 1992025: 992026: 28 (partial year)1920212223241992526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20193
20206
20214
202212
2023100
2024199
202599
2026 (year to date)28
Complaint volume is rising - the last three years carry 18.1x the filings of the three before them, which usually signals a wear-related defect surfacing with age.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
19V02300002/01/2019SEATSFord 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 comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety S
23V90500022/12/2023ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION:PUMPFord 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.
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.