Ford Escape tire size & pressure 2015–2019
The 2015–2019 Ford Escape came with 3 tire sizes depending on trim, from 235/55R17 (27.2″ tall) to 235/45R19 (27.3″ tall).
2015–2019 Ford Escape tire size by trim
Pick your year and trim, or find it in the table.
Not sure which trim you have? The sticker on the driver's door frame lists your exact size and pressure. If it disagrees with this page, the sticker is right.
Spare: compact temporary.
Ford Escape tire pressure
The 2015–2019 Ford Escape uses 2 different recommended pressures, depending on the tire size.
Check it cold, before driving. The number on the tire itself is its maximum, not the target. How to check tire pressure
Other sizes that fit your factory wheels
Same wheels, within 3% of the original height.
Match the load and speed rating on your door sticker, and check a wider tire clears your Ford Escape's suspension.
Ford Escape bolt pattern and lug nut torque
Same on every 2015–2019 Ford Escape. New wheels must match the bolt pattern and center bore.
Shopping for wheels? Try the wheel offset calculator.
Recalls, crash ratings and fuel economy
From NHTSA and the EPA. Open a year for details.
20159 4★26 mpg+
- Escape FWD, Automatic (S6), 4 cyl, 1.6 L, Turbo, Front-Wheel Drive26 mpg
- Escape AWD, Automatic (S6), 4 cyl, 1.6 L, Turbo, All-Wheel Drive25 mpg
- Escape FWD, Automatic (S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L, Front-Wheel Drive25 mpg
- Escape FWD, Automatic (S6), 4 cyl, 2.0 L, Turbo, Front-Wheel Drive24 mpg
- Escape AWD, Automatic (S6), 4 cyl, 2.0 L, Turbo, All-Wheel Drive23 mpg
- Seat Belts
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2014 Ford F-150 and E-350, 2014-2015 Ford Escape, and 2015 Lincoln MKC vehicles. Improperly manufactured bolts may have been used to install certain seats, seatbacks, seatbelt buckles, or seatbelt anchors on these vehicles.
Check your VIN for recall 17V472000 - Latches/Locks/Linkages
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2012-2015 Ford Focus, 2013-2015 Ford Escape and Ford C-MAX, 2015 Lincoln MKC and Ford Mustang, and 2014-2016 Ford Transit Connect vehicles. A component within the door latches may break, preventing the doors from latching and/or leading the driver or a passenger to believe a door is securely closed when, in fact, it is not.
Check your VIN for recall 16V643000 - Electrical System
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Ford Escape vehicles manufactured May 19, 2014, to February 6, 2015, and Transit Connect vehicles manufactured May 11, 2014, to July 2, 2015. Due to a software incompatibility issue, the instrument panel cluster be inoperative including a blank multiple functional display (MFD), and non-functional warning chimes, messages and warning lights. Specific warning chimes, messages and warning lights. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 101, "Control and Displays."
Check your VIN for recall 15V406000 - Electrical System
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2015 Ford Escape vehicles manufactured April 1, 2014, to June 12, 2015, Ford Focus vehicles manufactured June 17, 2014, to June 12, 2015, and Ford C-Max vehicles manufactured April 22, 2014, to June 12, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the engine may continue to run after the key or the START/STOP engine button is turned to off. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 114, "Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention."
Check your VIN for recall 15V436000 - Latches/Locks/Linkages
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2011-2014 Fiesta, 2013-2014 Fusion, 2015 Mustang, 2013-2015 Escape and C-Max, 2012-2015 Focus, 2014-2016 Transit Connect, 2013-2014 Lincoln MKZ, and 2015 MKC vehicles. These vehicles were previously recalled and repaired under recalls 15V-246, 16V-643 or 17V-210, however the repair may not have been completed properly. A component within the door latches may break making the doors difficult to latch and/or leading the driver or a passenger to believe a door is securely closed when, in fact, it is not.
Check your VIN for recall 20V331000 - Power Train
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015 Escape vehicles equipped with 2.0L engines. The bushing that attaches the shifter cable to the transmission may degrade or detach.
Check your VIN for recall 22V254000 - Power Train
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013-2019 Escape, 2013-2018 C-Max, 2013-2016 Fusion, 2013-2021 Transit Connect, and 2015-2018 Edge vehicles. The bushing that attaches the shifter cable to the transmission may degrade or detach.
Check your VIN for recall 22V413000 - Back Over Prevention
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2019 Flex, 2015 Explorer, Lincoln MKT, Lincoln MKZ, 2015-2016 C-Max, Escape, Taurus, 2016 Fusion, 2018-2019 Taurus, 2019 Lincoln MKT, Fiesta, and 2020 Mustang vehicles. The rearview camera may display a distorted, intermittent, or blank image when the vehicle is in reverse.
Check your VIN for recall 25V695000 - Equipment
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013-2018 Focus, 2013-2019 Escape, and 2015-2016 MKC vehicles equipped with a 2.0L engine. The engine block heater may crack and develop a coolant leak, causing it to short circuit when the block heater is plugged in.
Check your VIN for recall 26V011000
20164 4★26 mpg+
- Escape FWD, Automatic (S6), 4 cyl, 1.6 L, Turbo, Front-Wheel Drive26 mpg
- Escape AWD, Automatic (S6), 4 cyl, 1.6 L, Turbo, All-Wheel Drive25 mpg
- Escape FWD, Automatic (S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L, Front-Wheel Drive25 mpg
- Escape FWD, Automatic (S6), 4 cyl, 2.0 L, Turbo, Front-Wheel Drive24 mpg
- Escape AWD, Automatic (S6), 4 cyl, 2.0 L, Turbo, All-Wheel Drive23 mpg
- Air Bags
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2016 Ford Escape vehicles. The driver's knee airbag modules installed in these vehicles were produced without the inflator gas generant material, and, as a result, the air bags may not inflate properly in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
Check your VIN for recall 17V398000 - Power Train
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013-2019 Escape, 2013-2018 C-Max, 2013-2016 Fusion, 2013-2021 Transit Connect, and 2015-2018 Edge vehicles. The bushing that attaches the shifter cable to the transmission may degrade or detach.
Check your VIN for recall 22V413000 - Back Over Prevention
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2019 Flex, 2015 Explorer, Lincoln MKT, Lincoln MKZ, 2015-2016 C-Max, Escape, Taurus, 2016 Fusion, 2018-2019 Taurus, 2019 Lincoln MKT, Fiesta, and 2020 Mustang vehicles. The rearview camera may display a distorted, intermittent, or blank image when the vehicle is in reverse.
Check your VIN for recall 25V695000 - Equipment
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013-2018 Focus, 2013-2019 Escape, and 2015-2016 MKC vehicles equipped with a 2.0L engine. The engine block heater may crack and develop a coolant leak, causing it to short circuit when the block heater is plugged in.
Check your VIN for recall 26V011000
20174 5★26 mpg+
- Escape FWD, Automatic (S6), 4 cyl, 1.5 L, Turbo, Front-Wheel Drive26 mpg
- Escape FWD, Automatic (S6), 4 cyl, 2.0 L, Turbo, Front-Wheel Drive25 mpg
- Escape AWD, Automatic (S6), 4 cyl, 1.5 L, Turbo, All-Wheel Drive24 mpg
- Escape FWD, Automatic (S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L, Front-Wheel Drive24 mpg
- Escape FWD FFV, Automatic (S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L, Front-Wheel Drive24 mpg
- Escape AWD, Automatic (S6), 4 cyl, 2.0 L, Turbo, All-Wheel Drive23 mpg
- Visibility
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2017 Ford Escape Titanium and SE vehicles manufactured October 5, 2015, to May 12, 2016. The settings for the closing-force of the power-operated windows may allow the windows to close on an object such as a body part and injure it before the windows auto-reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 118, "Power-Operated Window Systems."
Check your VIN for recall 16V617000 - Power Train
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013-2019 Escape, 2013-2018 C-Max, 2013-2016 Fusion, 2013-2021 Transit Connect, and 2015-2018 Edge vehicles. The bushing that attaches the shifter cable to the transmission may degrade or detach.
Check your VIN for recall 22V413000 - Equipment
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013-2018 Focus, 2013-2019 Escape, and 2015-2016 MKC vehicles equipped with a 2.0L engine. The engine block heater may crack and develop a coolant leak, causing it to short circuit when the block heater is plugged in.
Check your VIN for recall 26V011000 - Visibility
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017 Escape vehicles previously repaired incorrectly under recall number 16V617. The power-operated windows may exert excessive force when encountering an object, before they automatically reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 118, "Power-Operated Window Systems."
Check your VIN for recall 26V374000
20184 5★26 mpg+
- Escape FWD, Automatic (S6), 4 cyl, 1.5 L, Turbo, Front-Wheel Drive26 mpg
- Escape AWD, Automatic (S6), 4 cyl, 1.5 L, Turbo, All-Wheel Drive24 mpg
- Escape FWD, Automatic (S6), 4 cyl, 2.0 L, Turbo, Front-Wheel Drive24 mpg
- Escape FWD, Automatic (S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L, Front-Wheel Drive24 mpg
- Escape FWD FFV, Automatic (S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L, Front-Wheel Drive24 mpg
- Escape AWD, Automatic (S6), 4 cyl, 2.0 L, Turbo, All-Wheel Drive23 mpg
- Air Bags
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018 Ford Escape vehicles. The side curtain air bags on these vehicles have a component that may detach during deployment of the inflatable curtain air bag.
Check your VIN for recall 17V803000 - Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018 Ford Escape and Lincoln MKC vehicles. These vehicles may be equipped with incorrect front brake hoses that may chafe against other components, possibly resulting in a brake fluid leak.
Check your VIN for recall 18V104000 - Power Train
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013-2019 Escape, 2013-2018 C-Max, 2013-2016 Fusion, 2013-2021 Transit Connect, and 2015-2018 Edge vehicles. The bushing that attaches the shifter cable to the transmission may degrade or detach.
Check your VIN for recall 22V413000 - Equipment
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013-2018 Focus, 2013-2019 Escape, and 2015-2016 MKC vehicles equipped with a 2.0L engine. The engine block heater may crack and develop a coolant leak, causing it to short circuit when the block heater is plugged in.
Check your VIN for recall 26V011000
20193 5★26 mpg+
- Escape FWD, Automatic (S6), 4 cyl, 1.5 L, Turbo, Front-Wheel Drive26 mpg
- Escape FWD, Automatic (S6), 4 cyl, 2.0 L, Turbo, Front-Wheel Drive25 mpg
- Escape AWD, Automatic (S6), 4 cyl, 1.5 L, Turbo, All-Wheel Drive24 mpg
- Escape FWD, Automatic (S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L, Front-Wheel Drive24 mpg
- Escape FWD FFV, Automatic (S6), 4 cyl, 2.5 L, Front-Wheel Drive24 mpg
- Escape AWD, Automatic (S6), 4 cyl, 2.0 L, Turbo, All-Wheel Drive23 mpg
- Tires
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018 F-150, 2018-2020 F-250, F-350, and 2019 Escape vehicles equipped with Continental tires. On the affected vehicles, it is possible that one or more tires were cured for too long during tire production.
Check your VIN for recall 21V155000 - Power Train
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013-2019 Escape, 2013-2018 C-Max, 2013-2016 Fusion, 2013-2021 Transit Connect, and 2015-2018 Edge vehicles. The bushing that attaches the shifter cable to the transmission may degrade or detach.
Check your VIN for recall 22V413000 - Equipment
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013-2018 Focus, 2013-2019 Escape, and 2015-2016 MKC vehicles equipped with a 2.0L engine. The engine block heater may crack and develop a coolant leak, causing it to short circuit when the block heater is plugged in.
Check your VIN for recall 26V011000
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Quick answers
What size tires does a 2019 Ford Escape have?
It depends on the trim: 235/55R17 (S, SE, SEL); 235/50R18 (SE, SEL, Titanium); 235/45R19 (SE, SEL, Titanium).
What size tires does a 2018 Ford Escape have?
It depends on the trim: 235/55R17 (S, SE, SEL); 235/50R18 (SE, SEL, Titanium); 235/45R19 (SE, SEL, Titanium).
What size tires does a 2017 Ford Escape have?
It depends on the trim: 235/55R17 (S, SE, SEL); 235/50R18 (SE, SEL, Titanium); 235/45R19 (SE, SEL, Titanium).
What size tires does a 2016 Ford Escape have?
It depends on the trim: 235/55R17 (S, SE, SEL); 235/50R18 (SE, SEL, Titanium); 235/45R19 (SE, SEL, Titanium).
What size tires does a 2015 Ford Escape have?
It depends on the trim: 235/55R17 (S, SE, SEL); 235/50R18 (SE, SEL, Titanium); 235/45R19 (SE, SEL, Titanium).
What should the tire pressure be on a Ford Escape?
Between 35 psi front and rear and 36 psi front and rear depending on the trim and tire size, measured cold. Your exact number is on the sticker inside the driver's door frame.
What is the bolt pattern on a Ford Escape?
5x108, with M12x1.5 lug threads.
What is the lug nut torque for a Ford Escape?
100 ft-lb (136 N·m), per the owner's manual. Tighten in a star pattern.