My son recently bought a hybrid escape and quickly ran into the deep sleep mode where the 12V battery reports not charging sufficiently.

A bit of googling and we found the procedure below to reset the Battery Management System (BMS). Worked great for him.

My question is, has this worked for any Maverick owners here?

Turn the ignition to ON: Press the Start button without pressing the brake pedal, or turn the key to the ON position. Wait for the dashboard to boot up.

Flash high beams: Pull the high-beam stalk toward you and release it 5 times consecutively.

Press the brake: Press and release the brake pedal 3 times.

Verify the reset: Wait about 5 to 10 seconds. The red battery icon on your instrument cluster should flash 3 to 4 times, confirming the reset is successful. 

I'm shopping for a used crossover, considering between the Rav4, Escape, and Corolla Cross.

To get a broader understanding of which model years and engines have been the most problematic, I pointed AI at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration customer complaint database, a popular Escape forum, a few aggregation sites and this subreddit. Had it separate out the complaints about recall logistics to focus more on observed problems.

It did a decent job of bucketing the problems helping provide a fuller picture of the real risk a given model year and powertrain poses to buyers than the one-owners-view and the me-toos that these individual sources provide, especially when you compare the number of complaints vs. number sold.

Far from perfect, has been helpful to me. Thought it might be to others as well.

2019–2025

	Engine	Transmission	Electrical	AWD / Drivetrain	Brakes	HVAC	Recall Logistics
2019 Gas	45	55	40	25	20	22	18
2019 Hybrid	22	35	22	15	16	18	14
2020 Gas	50	60	45	28	22	25	20
2020 Hybrid	25	40	25	18	18	20	16
2021 Gas	55	65	50	30	25	28	22
2021 Hybrid	28	45	28	20	20	22	18
2021 Prime	10	20	15	10	10	10	12
2022 Gas	60	70	55	32	28	30	25
2022 Hybrid	30	50	30	22	22	24	20
2022 Prime	12	25	18	12	12	12	15
2023 Gas	65	75	60	35	30	32	28
2023 Hybrid	32	55	32	24	24	26	22
2023 Prime	15	28	20	14	14	14	18
2024 Gas	60	70	55	32	28	30	25
2024 Hybrid	30	50	30	22	22	24	20
2024 Prime	14	25	18	12	12	12	16
2025 Gas	55	65	50	30	25	28	22
2025 Hybrid	28	45	28	20	20	22	18
2025 Prime	12	22	15	10	10	10	14

2013–2018

	Engine	Transmission	Electrical	AWD	Brakes	HVAC	Recall Logistics
2013 Gas	140	85	60	40	35	30	28
2014 Gas	160	90	65	45	38	32	30
2015 Gas	120	80	60	42	35	30	25
2016 Gas	100	75	55	40	30	28	22
2016 Hybrid	25	35	30	22	20	18	16
2017 Gas	80	70	50	38	28	25	20
2017 Hybrid	28	40	35	24	22	20	18
2018 Gas	70	65	45	35	25	22	18
2018 Hybrid	30	45	40	26	24	22	20

2006–2012

Year + Powertrain	Engine	Transmission	Electrical	AWD	Brakes	HVAC	Recall Logistics
2006 Gas	45	60	20	25	18	22	10
2006 Hybrid	10	15	10	12	10	12	8
2007 Gas	50	65	22	28	20	25	12
2007 Hybrid	12	18	12	14	12	14	10
2008 Gas	55	70	25	30	22	28	15
2008 Hybrid	15	20	15	15	14	15	12
2009 Gas	60	75	30	35	25	30	18
2009 Hybrid	18	25	18	18	16	16	14
2010 Gas	65	80	35	38	28	32	20
2010 Hybrid	20	30	20	20	18	18	16
2011 Gas	70	85	40	40	30	35	22
2011 Hybrid	22	35	22	22	20	20	18
2012 Gas	80	70	45	42	35	38	25
2012 Hybrid	25	40	25	25	22	22	20

2001–2005

Year + Powertrain	Engine	Transmission	Electrical	AWD	Brakes	HVAC	Recall Logistics
2001 Gas	35	45	18	25	18	20	10
2002 Gas	38	50	20	28	20	22	12
2003 Gas	40	55	22	30	22	24	14
2004 Gas	42	58	25	32	24	26	15
2005 Gas	45	60	28	35	25	28	16

1996–2000

Year + Powertrain	Engine	Transmission	Electrical	AWD	Brakes	HVAC	Recall Logistics
1996 Gas	20	30	10	15	10	12	5
1997 Gas	22	32	12	16	12	14	6
1998 Gas	25	35	14	18	14	16	8
1999 Gas	28	38	16	20	15	18	10
2000 Gas	30	40	18	22	16	20	12

I'm planning to buy, likely a used, likely hybrid, small crossover soon and have been doing some research between the Ford Escape, Rav4, and Corolla Cross, trying to get as balanced of a view as is practical of what kind of problems owners are reporting.

I started with the NHTSA complaint database but quickly added, owner forums (e.g., Reddit, ToyotaNation-style discussions) because even in the first model year (2022), typically the worst for any vehicle, there have been only 11 complaints made to the NHTSA across well over 50k vehicles sold.

This analysis is from perfect, especially given that there are only 250,000-ish on the road, has been helpful to me. Thought it might be to others as well.

Most Commonly Reported Problem Categories by Powertrain

Gas (2.0L CVT)

• Primary complaint cluster: 0–30k miles (unsurprising for a relatively new model)
• Secondary mild cluster: 40k–80k miles (CVT + wear noise reports)
• True mechanical failures are rare especially when normalized based on sales data
• Issues trend toward software + drivability perception, not powertrain
• CVT hesitation / “rubber banding” sensation
• Low-speed shudder (rare, usually software-adaptive behavior)
• Occasional transmission “whine” complaints
• Infotainment lag / screen freezing
• A/C compressor noise or intermittent cooling

Model Year	Transmission	Engine	Electrical / Infotainment	Steering / Suspension	Brakes	HVAC	Recall Logistics
2022 Gas	12	4	10	5	4	6	8
2023 Gas	10	3	9	4	3	5	6
2024 Gas	7	2	6	3	2	4	5
2025 Gas	3	1	3	1	1	2	2

Hybrid

• Very low drivetrain complaints overall
• problems within first 20k miles are primarily software calibration issues with resolve on their own
• after 80k+ are minor battery aging signals in early high-mile examples
• Occasional hybrid system warning lights (rare)
• Battery fan noise / thermal management complaints
• Extremely low drivetrain failure reporting
• Most issues are software, sensors, or infotainment-related
• No meaningful transmission failure curve exists (eCVT architecture)

Model Year	Transmission	Engine	Hybrid Battery / System	Electrical / Infotainment	Steering / Suspension	Brakes	Recall Logistics
2023 Hybrid	3	2	4	5	2	2	3
2024 Hybrid	2	1	3	4	1	1	2
2025 Hybrid	1	1	2	2	1	1	1

Shared across both

• Wind noise at highway speeds
• Paint / interior trim rattles
• Lane assist calibration complaints (camera-based systems)
• No evidence of a meaningful transmission failure curve in either powertrain

Sources include NHTSA complaint patterns, owner forums (e.g., Reddit, ToyotaNation-style discussions), and early ownership reliability trends

I'm shopping for a used Escape, likely a 2023 or later hybrid.

To get a broader understanding of which model years and engines have been the most problematic, I pointed AI at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration customer complaint database, a popular Escape forum, a few aggregation sites and this subreddit.

It did a decent job of bucketing the problems helping provide a fuller picture of the real risk a given model year and powertrain poses to buyers than the one-owners-view and the me-toos that these individual sources provide, especially when you compare the number of complaints vs. number sold.

Far from perfect, has been helpful to me. Thought it might be to others as well.

2020–2026

• Fuel injector cracks are the dominant issue for 2020–2022 1.5L turbo Escapes.
• Infotainment and rearview camera complaints rose sharply in 2020–2022 vehicles.
• A significant number of complaints involve recall logistics rather than actual failures, particularly waiting for parts or software remedies, this is common across all manufacturers and a function of the speed of recall notifications vs. resolution.
• Ecoboost owners are roughly 3-4 times more likely to experience transmission problems over hybrids. The data suggests PHEV are only slightly less reliable than hybrids.
• avg. sales 146,200 / year

	Fuel Injector / Fire Risk	Transmission	Electrical / Screen Failures	Hybrid Battery / Charging	Brake / ABS	Engine Failure	Recall Logistics
2020 Gas 1.5/2.0	210	150	170	n/a	45	70	120
2020 Hybrid	40	35	60	35	15	8	28
2020 PHEV	15	10	28	45	6	3	20
2021 Gas 1.5/2.0	240	170	180	n/a	50	75	130
2021 Hybrid	35	25	55	40	12	5	22
2021 PHEV	20	8	35	50	5	2	24
2022 Gas 1.5/2.0	260	180	190	n/a	55	80	145
2022 Hybrid	30	20	50	35	10	4	18
2022 PHEV	18	6	30	42	4	2	20
2023 Gas 1.5/2.0	110	75	85	n/a	20	30	52
2023 Hybrid	14	10	25	15	5	1	8
2023 PHEV	10	4	18	20	2	1	10
2024 Gas 1.5/2.0	45	30	38	n/a	8	12	20
2024 Hybrid	5	3	10	6	1	0	3
2024 PHEV	4	2	8	8	1	0	4
2025 Gas 1.5/2.0	8	5	6	n/a	1	2	4
2025 Hybrid	1	1	2	1	0	0	1
2025 PHEV	1	0	2	2	0	0	1

2013–2019

• Coolant intrusion and cracked engine block failures dominate discussion of this generation, especially with the 1.5L and 1.6L EcoBoost engines. (reddit.com)
• Reports transmission failures or harsh shifting around 70k–120k miles.
• 2013–2014 models generated relatively high complaint volumes overall. (autofiles.com)
• Complaints involving parts availability, particularly on the door latch, dealer scheduling, or repeat repairs surged.
• Owner sentiment for this generation is sharply polarized: some vehicles reach high mileage trouble-free, while others require engines or transmissions before 100k miles.
• avg. sales 290,900 / year

Model / Engine	Coolant Intrusion / Engine Failure	Transmission	Turbo	Electrical / Infotainment	Suspension / Wheel Bearings	Fuel System	Door latch and other recall Logistics Complaints
2013 Gas 1.6/2.0	950	520	240	180	110	95	380
2014 Gas 1.6/2.0	780	480	220	160	120	90	315
2015 Gas 1.6/2.0	520	360	180	130	100	75	215
2016 Gas 1.5/2.0	460	320	160	150	90	65	178
2017 Gas 1.5/2.0	620	410	170	170	105	80	172
2018 Gas 1.5/2.0	420	260	120	130	90	70	185
2019 Gas 1.5/2.0	180	120	70	95	50	55	73

2008–2012

• Electric power steering failure complaints continued to trend , especially 2008–2011. (fordproblems.com)
• ABS tone ring failures and wheel speed sensor problems were widely discussed in owner forums.
• Hybrids were generally considered more durable than gas models mechanically, but steering electronics remained problematic.
• Rust complaints dropped somewhat relative to the first generation but remained most common in snow-belt states.
• avg. sales 191,400 / year

Model / Engine	Electric Power Steering Failure	Transmission	ABS / Tone Ring Failure	Rust / Wheel Arch Corrosion	Engine Failure	Hybrid Battery*	AC / HVAC	Recall Logistics Complaints
2008 Gas	620	260	180	210	90	n/a	55	40
2008 Hybrid	210	55	120	80	35	140	30	18
2009 Gas	440	220	160	190	75	n/a	45	35
2009 Hybrid	160	40	90	60	25	120	20	15
2010 Gas	480	260	175	160	110	n/a	60	42
2010 Hybrid	110	30	80	40	20	90	15	10
2011 Gas	340	210	150	120	95	n/a	55	28
2011 Hybrid	80	20	55	30	15	70	10	8
2012 Gas	160	120	85	70	55	n/a	30	12
2012 Hybrid	25	10	20	10	5	18	5	3

* these are issues reported with the hybrid not 12V battery.

2001–2007

• The most reported problems among earliest Escapes were with automatic transmission failures and rust issues in northern climates.
• Hybrid models introduced in 2006 added regenerative brake complaints and electric power steering failures and brake system warnings. (fordproblems.com)
• Community discussions generally consider well-maintained 2005–2007 hybrids durable mechanically outside steering and rust concerns. (reddit.com)
• avg. sales 171,300 / year

Model / Engine	Transmission	Rust / Subframe Corrosion	Ignition / Misfire	Power Steering	Brake Issues	Rear Differential / AWD	Hybrid Battery*	Recall Logistics Complaints
2001 Gas	420	310	180	40	70	85	n/a	25
2002 Gas	560	420	260	55	90	110	n/a	35
2003 Gas	300	230	140	45	75	95	n/a	20
2004 Gas	240	210	120	50	80	90	n/a	18
2005 Gas	360	460	170	60	130	105	n/a	35
2005 Hybrid	55	80	20	45	90	35	75	10
2006 Gas	180	200	90	55	70	75	n/a	15
2006 Hybrid	40	55	15	65	35	60	95	8
2007 Gas	140	150	70	60	55	60	n/a	12
2007 Hybrid	30	35	10	75	20	40	65	6

* these are issues reported with the hybrid not 12V battery.

Takeaways (after normalization with sales figures)

• The 2013–2019 EcoBoost generation remains the clear reliability outlier, even after adjusting for sales volume.
• 2008–2012 vehicles show elevated normalized failure rates primarily due to electric power steering defects.
• The most recent generation of hybrids and PHEVs show the lowest problem rates per capital.
• Consistently, across all generations, Ecoboost and transmission variants, significant problems are most likely to occur between 100k-150k miles in gas powertrains and after 200k miles in hybrids and PHEV. Transmissions are the first to go in both, but transmission failure in both flavors of hybrids area so infrequent that there isn't a clear trend on when they fail.

This combines:

• NHTSA customer complaint data
• r/fordescape
• Owner discussions from FordEscape.org and related forums
• Supplemental aggregation sites such as CarComplaints and FordProblems

The feature overlap the XLT luxury package provides into the Lariat trim is particularly interesting.

Feature / Equipment	XL	XLT	XLT + Lux	XLT + Lux + Co-Pilot360	Lobo	Lariat	Tremor
2.5L Hybrid AWD	✓	✓	✓	✓	—	✓	—
2.0L EcoBoost AWD	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional	✓	Optional	✓
Advanced 4WD system	—	—	—	—	✓	—	✓
Torque vectoring rear drive unit	—	—	—	—	✓	—	✓
Lowered sport suspension	—	—	—	—	✓	—	—
Off-road tuned suspension	—	Optional (FX4)	Optional (FX4)	Optional (FX4)	—	—	✓
Lifted suspension	—	—	—	—	—	—	✓
Paddle shifters	—	—	—	—	✓	Optional	—
Unique 7-speed transmission	—	—	—	—	✓	—	—
Skid plates	—	Optional (FX4)	Optional (FX4)	Optional (FX4)	—	—	✓
All-terrain tires	—	Optional (FX4)	Optional (FX4)	Optional (FX4)	—	—	✓
Lobo drive mode	—	—	—	—	✓	—	—
Trail control / off-road modes	—	Optional (FX4)	Optional (FX4)	Optional (FX4)	—	—	✓
Cloth seats	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓ (402A)	—	✓
ActiveX-trimmed seats	—	—	—	—	Optional (702A)	✓	✓
8-way power driver seat	—	—	✓	✓	Optional (702A)	✓	✓
Power lumbar support	—	—	—	—	Optional (702A)	✓	✓
Heated front seats	—	—	✓	✓	Optional (702A)	✓	✓
Heated steering wheel	—	—	✓	✓	Optional (702A)	✓	✓
Dual-zone automatic climate control	—	—	—	—	Optional (702A)	✓	✓
Remote start	—	—	✓	✓	Optional (702A)	✓	✓
Heated mirrors	—	—	✓	✓	Optional (702A)	✓	✓
Ambient interior lighting	—	—	—	—	Optional (702A)	✓	✓
Acoustic windshield	—	—	—	—	—	✓	✓
B&O 8-speaker audio system	—	—	—	—	Optional (702A)	✓	✓
Rear parking sensors	—	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Ford Co-Pilot360	Optional	Optional	Optional	✓	✓	✓	✓
BLIS blind-spot monitoring	—	—	—	✓	✓	✓	✓
Cross-traffic alert	—	—	—	✓	✓	✓	✓
Lane-keeping system	—	—	—	✓	✓	✓	✓
Adaptive Cruise Control	—	—	—	—	Optional (702A)	✓	✓
Lane centering	—	—	—	—	Optional (702A)	✓	✓
Predictive speed assist	—	—	—	—	Optional (702A)	✓	✓
360-degree camera	—	—	—	—	Optional (702A)	✓	✓
Pro Trailer Backup Assist	—	—	—	—	Optional (702A)	✓	✓
Pro Trailer Hitch Assist	—	—	—	—	Optional (702A)	✓	✓
LED box lighting	—	—	✓	✓	Optional (702A)	✓	✓
Pro Power Onboard 400W	Optional	—	✓	✓	Optional (702A)	Optional	✓
Bed tie-down locking rails	—	—	—	—	—	✓	✓
Spray-in bedliner	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional (702A)	✓	✓
LED projector headlamps	—	—	—	—	✓	✓	✓
LED signature lighting	—	—	—	—	✓	✓	✓
19" machined aluminum wheels	—	—	—	—	Unique 19" black wheels	✓	Unique Tremor wheels
Power sliding rear window	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional (702A)	Optional	Optional
Power moonroof	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional (702A)	Optional	Optional
4K Tow Package	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional*	Optional	Optional	✓
FX4 Off-Road Package	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional	—	—	—

*4K Tow on hybrid XLT configurations requires Co-Pilot360. Information compiled from the Ford 2026 Maverick order guide and Ford specifications pages. 

The above was AI created with a prompt pointing it to the 2026 order guide.