Production chronology2001–open
Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.
epa ↗1 year
← Ford
Ford / Model record
FordEscape
Production2001 – present
Recorded originUnited States
ClassSport utility vehicle
Also known asEscape 2.3 4WD
Background
The Ford Escape is a compact crossover SUV manufactured and marketed by the Ford Motor Company from the 2001 to the 2026 model years across four generations, as Ford's first SUV derived from a car platform.
Text adapted from “Ford Escape” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
US EPA model years2006–2026
Model years represented in FuelEconomy.gov; a US-market observation, not a worldwide production range.
EPA FuelEconomy.gov ↗Observed bounds
Canadian NRCan model years2001–2026
Model years in Natural Resources Canada retail fuel-consumption data; Canadian-market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Natural Resources Canada ↗26 years
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations2001–2023
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗23 years