Vehicle report
2011 Ford Escape
Fair price, market signal, reviews, and common issues — all in one place. Tuned to ZIP 43215 (from your location).
Fair price range
$5,800
$5,300 — $6,350
medium confidence
Why medium confidence?
A moderately common vehicle — the price range is reasonable but expect some spread.
Est. out-the-door
$6,870
$6,334 — $7,460
What's OTD?
Out-the-door is the total check you actually write — asking price + sales tax + doc fee + registration. Reddit “what I paid” reports are usually OTD, so this is the honest number to compare against.
Listing: $5,800 + $420 tax + $500 doc + $150 reg = $6,870
What's shaping this price
- Age (15 yrs)−$24,776
11%/yr for suv
- Mileage (40,000)+$585
140,000 under expected
Local market signal · 432xx
Avg days on market
51
from 51 comparable listings
30-day price trend
↓ 2.4%
cooling
Prices for this trim in 432xx are trending down — a buyer's edge right now.
Price over its life
Anchored on the original manufacturer MSRP for this trim, curved to today's typical price via segment depreciation.
Next 5 years (forecast)
Projected from today's typical price using the segment's annual depreciation rate, with a small penalty for accumulated mileage. Rough forecast — actual resale value swings with the used-car market.
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Potential monthly cost of ownership
Loan + insurance + gas — the three big monthly line items.
Estimated monthly total
Loan + insurance + gas
$379/mo
Auto loan
72 months · 10% down · 7.5% APR (national avg)
$90/mo
Insurance
Full coverage · Ohio average for SUVs
$96/mo
Gas
22 mpg combined · $4.25/gal · 1,000 mi/mo
$193/mo
Estimated payments — actual rates depend on credit, coverage, and driving.
$7,811over 5 yrs
~$1,562/yr
Depreciation
$2,561
Segment: suv
Maintenance
$5,250
segment ballpark
Depreciation projected from segment averages against today’s typical price; maintenance is an AAA-derived segment ballpark. Loan, insurance, and gas are covered in the Affordability section above.
Overall
★★★★★
3.0 of 5
Frontal crash
★★★★★
3.0 of 5
Side crash
★★★★★
3.0 of 5
Rollover
★★★★★
3.0 of 5
Averaged across 4 tested body/cab configurations (NHTSA scores by variant).
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2010-2012 Ford Escape vehicles manufactured February 26, 2009, to April 29, 2012, and 2010-2011 Mercury Mariner vehicles manufactured February 25, 2009, to December 12, 2010. On vehicles with a 3.0L engine, the Fuel Delivery Module (FDM) may crack, causing a fuel leak.
16V777000 ·
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
The Timken Company (Timken) is recalling certain aftermarket front wheel bearings, part number 510072, sold from January 22, 2015, to May 21, 2015, to be used as service parts on 2001-2012 Ford Escape, 2001-2011 Mazda Tribute, and 2005-2011 Mercury Mariner vehicles. The affected wheel bearings have incorrect dimensions of a 42mm bore, 76mm outer dimension, and 39mm width, instead of a 42mm bore, 78mm outer dimension and a 45mm width.
15E045000 · Mar 6, 2015
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner vehicles manufactured August 18, 2006, through September 11, 2010. The affected vehicles have a steering torque sensor that may not be able to properly detect driver steering input. As a result, the system could remove the Electric Power Steering (EPS) assist.
14V284000 ·
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