2020 Ford Ecosport problems and recalls

45% of owner complaints on the 2020 Ford Ecosport related to the Engine And Engine Cooling (179 of 394).

394
Complaints
3
Recalls
5
Crash reports
8
Fire reports
6
Injuries
35.8
Severity index

Severity index 35.8 Low. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 35.8p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 90 of 103 by severity index among 2020 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 13% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2020 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Engine And Engine Cooli…Engine And Engine Cooling: 179 complaints (45.4%)179 45%EngineEngine: 166 complaints (42.1%)166 42%Power TrainPower Train: 52 complaints (13.2%)52 13%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 37 complaints (9.4%)37 9%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 24 complaints (6.1%)24 6%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 13 complaints (3.3%)13 3%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 12 complaints (3.0%)12 3%Service BrakesService Brakes: 11 complaints (2.8%)11 3%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING17945.4%
ENGINE16642.1%
POWER TRAIN5213.2%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER379.4%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM246.1%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM133.3%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL123.0%
SERVICE BRAKES112.8%

Complaints filed per year

0901802020: 12021: 52022: 62023: 742024: 1782025: 902026: 40 (partial year)20212223241782526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20201
20215
20226
202374
2024178
202590
2026 (year to date)40
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 28.5x those in 2020 to 2022 (342 against 12).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
20V79100017/12/2020AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULEFord 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
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.
25V44200027/06/2025BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWAREFord 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, 2020-2

Other Ford Ecosport model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 4 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-09-07. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.