The Lemon Index$5,100 middle bill · most between $4,000 and $6,900
Higher than the $4,500 middle bill owners of all 175 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 84,000 miles (49 reports).
Ford Escape owners reported paying a median of $5,100 for a transmission replacement, with the middle half of bills between $4,000 and $6,900. That's from 91 owner reports (91 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,0001%
- $1,000–$2,5004%
- $2,500–$5,00036%
- $5,000 and up58%
Share of the 91 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2001 Ford Escape4$2,800 middle bill
- 2002 Ford Escape3$4,500 middle bill
- 2005 Ford Escape2too few for a middle
- 2006 Ford Escape1too few for a middle
- 2007 Ford Escape1too few for a middle
- 2008 Ford Escape8$3,800 middle bill
- 2009 Ford Escape1too few for a middle
- 2010 Ford Escape3$4,800 middle bill
- 2011 Ford Escape1too few for a middle
- 2013 Ford Escape8$5,400 middle bill
- 2014 Ford Escape16$5,000 middle bill
- 2015 Ford Escape8$5,600 middle bill
- 2016 Ford Escape14$6,000 middle bill
- 2017 Ford Escape8$5,700 middle bill
- 2018 Ford Escape5$8,000 middle bill
- 2019 Ford Escape3$8,900 middle bill
- 2020 Ford Escape4$7,500 middle bill
- 2022 Ford Escape1too few for a middle
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
- 2014 Ford Escape120 complaints name it6% of that year's complaints
- 2016 Ford Escape96 complaints name it8% of that year's complaints
- 2015 Ford Escape77 complaints name it7% of that year's complaints
- 2008 Ford Escape56 complaints name it2% of that year's complaints
- 2019 Ford Escape26 complaints name it4% of that year's complaints
- 2001 Ford Escape25 complaints name it3% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a transmission failure. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
Engines in these years
Engines with a page of their own that this model was sold with in the years above. Owners don't always say which engine they had.
Engine codes that can lead here: P0700 P0730 P0715 P0720 P0731 P0732 P0733 P0734. A code is where a shop starts, not proof the part failed.
Keep going
- Ford Escape reliability by year
- Transmission replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Ford Escape owners reported
Engine replacement (248) · Throttle body replacement (138) · Steering column repair (90) · ABS module replacement (45) · Brake repair (39) · Steering rack replacement (26) · Brake master cylinder replacement (20) · ECM (engine computer) replacement (13) · Ignition coil replacement (12) · Wiring harness repair (11) · Torque converter replacement (9) · EVAP system repair (7) · Fuel pump replacement (7) · CV axle replacement (6) · Head gasket replacement (6) · Hybrid battery replacement (6) · Spark plug replacement (6) · Turbocharger replacement (6) · Water pump replacement (6) · AC condenser replacement (5) · Catalytic converter replacement (5) · Strut and shock replacement (5)
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): 11750134, 11750022, 11749617, 11712619, 11710706, 11710190, 11693886, 11689775, 11684132, 11683480, 11670913, 11658712 and more.
Quick answers
How much does transmission replacement cost on a Ford Escape?
Ford Escape owners reported a median of $5,100, and the middle half paid $4,000 to $6,900, from 91 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Ford Escape transmission replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Ford Escape middle bill of $5,100 is higher than the $4,500 owners of all 175 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Ford Escape repair costs come from?
From 91 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Which Ford Escape years report this failure most?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2014 (120), 2016 (96), 2015 (77) Ford Escape 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.