Where each one leads
Ford Escape
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2026 Ford Escape uses 8.0 l/100 km, the 2002 Isuzu Rodeo 14.5.
Isuzu Rodeo
- Against cars of the same year, the Isuzu Rodeo comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 4% more often than average) than the Ford Escape (fails 23% more often than average).
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Ford Escape | Isuzu Rodeo | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2000–2026 | 1989–2008 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Ford Escape | Isuzu Rodeo | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | — | 54% |
| … against cars of the same age | — | −7% |
| New York safety inspections failed | 2.1% | 2.0% |
| … against cars of the same year | +23% | +4% |
| US owner complaints | 27,516 | 2,477 |
| Most complaints about | Engine | Structure |
| Model year with most complaints | 2013 (2,753) | 1999 (550) |
| US recall campaigns | 95 | 16 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 2,500 | 524 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 69 | 24 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Safety
| Ford Escape | Isuzu Rodeo | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 5★ (2026) | — |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Ford Escape | Isuzu Rodeo | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 8.0 l/100 km (2026) | 14.5 l/100 km (2002) |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).