Ford Escape Hybrid Among ‘Most Loved’ SUVs

The Ford Escape Hybrid is one of the oldest electrified SUVs/crossovers on the market, and that model was quite popular from the start. Much of that popularity stems from the fact that the Escape Hybrid has long been known for its reliability and efficiency, with some out there having traveled hundreds of thousands of miles, in fact. Thus it’s not terribly surprising to learn that the Ford Escape Hybrid also has its fair share of fans that seemingly can’t get enough of the electrified crossover – nor do they want to let it go after more than a decade of ownership

In fact, as Ford Authority previously reported, the Ford Escape Hybrid made the cut on the most recent list of the most loved vehicles in America from iSeeCars, ranking seventh in that regard – behind only the Toyota Highlander Hybrid, Toyota Camry Hybrid, Toyota Highlander, Toyota Tacoma, Toyota Prius, and Honda CR-V, as well as ahead of the Toyota RAV4, Lexus IS 350, Nissan Versa, Toyota Tundra, Honda Ridgeline, and Subaru Forester. As one might imagine, that also means that the Escape Hybrid was one of the most loved SUVs on the market as well.

To come up with this list, iSeeCars analyzed over 929,000 vehicles from the 1981-2009 model years sold from January-September 2024 to determine which older cars are most likely to be kept by their original owners. Out of that group, it identified the models that more original owners keep for at least 15 years more than all others. On average, owners typically keep new vehicles for eight years, which highlights precisely how they feel about these models. In the case of the Ford Escape Hybrid, 6.3 percent of owners kept their vehicle for 15 years or more, which is 1.7 times the overall average of 3.7 percent – good enough for fourth among all SUVs included in this study, along with being the seventh “most loved” vehicle of any type.

“Most consumers can’t commit to a single vehicle for more than a decade, but those that do save a lot of money on their vehicle costs,” said iSeeCars Executive Analyst Karl Brauer. “Keeping a car for 15 years means no loan payment for most of that time, along with falling insurance and registration costs. Those reduced expenses can counter higher maintenance costs as a car ages, especially in durable models that hold up well over time. The functional, high-value nature of these models aligns with long-term ownership. If you’re keeping a car for 15 or more years you want reliability, practicality, and fuel efficiency, traits all of these cars offer.”