The Lemon Index$7,300 middle bill · most between $6,100 and $8,200
About the same as the $8,000 middle bill owners of all 168 models reported.
2018–2021 Ford EcoSport
Ford EcoSport owners reported paying a median of $7,300 for a engine replacement, with the middle half of bills between $6,100 and $8,200. That's from 31 owner reports (31 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,0000%
- $1,000–$2,5000%
- $2,500–$5,0006%
- $5,000 and up94%
Share of the 31 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2018 Ford EcoSport18$7,400 middle bill
- 2019 Ford EcoSport7$7,300 middle bill
- 2020 Ford EcoSport3$6,300 middle bill
- 2021 Ford EcoSport3$8,800 middle bill
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
How often owners report the failure
- 2018 Ford EcoSport115 complaints name it16% of that year's complaints
- 2019 Ford EcoSport70 complaints name it15% of that year's complaints
- 2020 Ford EcoSport47 complaints name it12% of that year's complaints
- 2021 Ford EcoSport30 complaints name it11% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a engine failure. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
Keep going
- Ford EcoSport reliability by year
- Engine replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 11739533, 11634765, 11616764, 11595969, 11589465, 11587582, 11574851, 11574516, 11573291, 11570727, 11569153, 11568039 and more.
Quick answers
How much does engine replacement cost on a Ford EcoSport?
Ford EcoSport owners reported a median of $7,300, and the middle half paid $6,100 to $8,200, from 31 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Ford EcoSport engine replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Ford EcoSport middle bill of $7,300 is about the same as the $8,000 owners of all 168 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Ford EcoSport repair costs come from?
From 31 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Which Ford EcoSport years report this failure most?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2018 (115), 2019 (70), 2020 (47) Ford EcoSport named it most. Raw counts, not a failure rate.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.