Are the 1.6 eco boost engines in the Ford Escape a reliable motor also are the 2.0 eco boost in the Ford Escape a reliable motor and which one should I get?
How long do you plan to keep the vehicle and how many miles do you need it to last for?
My best buddy works at a Ford dealership as special finance guy. The head mechanic has told him many times that those ecoboost turbos are not very reliable, period. He constantly has them in for service problems. I believe the 1.6 is more problematic than the others.
I'm not a fan of the EcoBoost engine lineup myself. The longevity just isn't there. So it really depends on how long you want to keep the car.
Don't do it, any Ford with the Ecoboost engine should be avoided.
The 1.6 EcoBoost are terrible engines, the 2.0 EcoBoost are slightly better but these Escapes don't last beyond 120-150k miles anyway.
The issue with the older Ford Escape is the dual clutch transmission.
These engines last about 120k miles.
It's a very medicare car when it comes to reliability.
personally I'd get the 2.0 205HP one as it was used also in some premium cars and It didn't seem to be that bad. (as long as it's low mileage, above 100k and they start to have nasty issues)
Dan, in the US that generation of the Ford Escape OP is referring to (2013-2019 model year) never got the dual clutch transmission (that was the Focus and Fiesta here). Instead, the Escape came with the Ford 6-speed AT.
Oh that’s great you didn’t get the dual clutch.
As far as I know the sold it in the US in the Mitsubishi Evo X?
I own that transmission on a Volvo and maintaining it (even at 80k miles), by replacing the basic consumables is super expensive (over 7 liters of super expensive oil, oil filters, oil filter holders that crack, the clutch damper spring retention clips, the frictions themselfs…) not to speak of what it costs when it does begin to have valve-body issues…
So yeah… the 6 speed conventional automatic is a much better choice, wish we had that one here…
I would get the bigger 2.0 engine. The GDI and turbo will strain a bigger motor less than a small one when you're just driving, and if you decide you want to tow something or need to haul heavy stuff in the back, the additional displacement will really help with that as well, while reducing strain somewhat. My step dad has a 2.0 EcoBoost Escape and it's done well for him. I had a 1.6L EcoBoost in a 2013 Fusion, it got great gas mileage on the highway but it really lacked power, granted the Fusion is much bigger than the Focus-based Escape. After driving his 2.0, I wanted that motor in my Fusion.
