2026 Ford Escape FWD PHEV
Ford Escape — the model line, not this exact trim. Photo: Elise240SX · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

2026 Ford Escape FWD PHEV

Ford · Front-Wheel Drive · 2.5 L 4-cyl

★★★★★ NHTSA overall safety

Model year2026
Combined MPG40
City MPG42
Highway MPG37
Combined MPGe101

Against the 73 plug-in hybrids

EPA range 37 mibest 54 · avg 27
Efficiency 101 MPGebest 127 · avg 59
Combined MPG 40 MPGbest 52 · avg 24
Annual fuel cost $1,700best $1,300 · avg $3,575

Bars are scaled to the best in the list; the mark shows the list average. Lower is better for fuel cost; higher is better for the rest. All figures are the EPA's.

Safety ratings

Overall★★★★★
Frontal crash★★★★★
Side crash★★★★★
Rollover★★★★★
Recalls on record0

From NHTSA's 5-Star Safety Ratings for this model year (2026 FORD ESCAPE HEV SUV HEV FWD).

Summary

2026 Ford Escape FWD PHEV by Ford. The figures below are from US EPA fueleconomy.gov, with the page each one came from.

Details

Model year
2026fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026

Efficiency

Combined MPG
40fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
City MPG
42fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
Highway MPG
37fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
Combined MPGe
101fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
EPA range
37 mifueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
Energy use
33 kWh/100 mifueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026

Running cost

Annual fuel cost
$1,700fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
CO₂ (tailpipe)
222 g/mifueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026

Charging

Charge time at 240 V
3.2 hfueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026

Car

Body
SUVfueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
EPA class
Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WDfueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
Drive
Front-Wheel Drivefueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026

Powertrain

Engine
2.5 L 4-cylfueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
Transmission
Automatic (variable gear ratios)fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
Fuel
Gasolinefueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026

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