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Ford Escort
17 generations · 31 engine options · data across all years of the Escort platform.
16,611
Labor times
10,385
Torque specs
2,732
DTC codes
0
Repair procedures
217
Fluid specs
17
Open recalls
5-Year Cost of Ownership · 1997 1.9L I4
$22,554
~$4,511/yr maintenance labor at $150/hr. Other engines/years vary — pick a generation below to see its breakdown.
Generations & engine options
1997
2 engine options
1.9L I4
FWD
2.0L I4
FWD
1996
2 engine options
1.9L I4
FWD
2.0L I4
FWD
1995
2 engine options
1.9L I4
FWD
2.0L I4
FWD
1994
2 engine options
1.9L I4
FWD
2.0L I4
FWD
1993
2 engine options
1.9L I4
FWD
2.0L I4
FWD
1992
2 engine options
1.9L I4
FWD
2.0L I4
FWD
1991
2 engine options
1.9L I4
FWD
2.0L I4
FWD
1990
2 engine options
1.9L I4
FWD
2.0L I4
FWD
1989
1 engine option
1.9L I4
FWD
1988
1 engine option
1.9L I4
FWD
1987
2 engine options
1.6L I4 Turbo
FWD
1.9L I4
FWD
1986
2 engine options
1.6L I4 Turbo
FWD
1.9L I4
FWD
1985
2 engine options
1.6L I4 Turbo
FWD
1.9L I4
FWD
1984
2 engine options
1.6L I4 Turbo
FWD
1.9L I4
FWD
1983
2 engine options
1.6L I4
FWD
1.9L I4
FWD
1982
1 engine option
1.6L I4
FWD
1981
2 engine options
1.6L I4
FWD
1.9L I4
FWD
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