3rd Generation Escort
- Years
- 1997–2003
- Reliability
- 47th out of 94
- PainRank™
- 7.14
- Complaints
- 151
2nd Generation Escort
- Years
- 1991–1996
- Reliability
- 27th out of 94
- PainRank™
- 2.14
- Complaints
- 65
1st Generation Escort
- Years
- 1979–1990
- Reliability
- 2nd out of 94
- PainRank™
- 0.19
- Complaints
- 11
Ford Escort Generations
The Escort has 3 generations available in North American markets. A generation is a group of model years where few, if any, changes were made to the vehicle which means their model years tend to break in similar ways.
The 3rd generation (1997—2003) has been the least reliable.
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