2017 Ford Escape: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

38 builds left the factory as a 2017 Escape, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 7 main configurations sell for $4,500–$17,998 today.

  • 7 main configurations
  • 115,912 vehicles built
  • 1,764 for sale right now
  • $4,500–$17,998 typical price range

Which Escape is yours?

Enter a VIN — the 17 characters on the windshield or the title — and we’ll match it to its exact factory configuration, typical price and equipment.

Works with any VIN — a different year or model takes you straight to its own page.

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What actually differs

SE SE · 4WD S Titanium
Engine 1.5L 4-cyl 1.5L 4-cyl 2.5L 4-cyl 1.5L 4-cyl
Power 170 hp 170 hp 168 hp 170 hp
Typical price today $9,878 $10,497 $9,900 $10,913
For sale right now 495 501 192 140
Vehicles built 36,701 28,914 16,781 8,597
Same on every 2017 Escape
  • Drivetrain Four-wheel drive
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
  • Seats 5
  • Doors 4-door

What people actually pay

2,527 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026
SE 1FMCU0GD-H
$9,878
SE · 4WD
$10,497
S
$9,900
Titanium
$10,913
SE 1FMCU0G9-H
$10,500
Titanium · 4WD
$11,391
$4,365 $7,752 $11,139 $14,525 $17,912
Price trend

Median up $2,011 over the last 12 months.

2017 Escape price history →
Will it hold value?

A Escape typically keeps about 66% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $6,880 today.

Escape depreciation by year →
Cost to run

20/27 mpg city/highway. Roughly $2,020/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2017 Escape

Safety, in plain English

NHTSA overall crash rating

★★★★★ 5 / 5

4 recalls on file for this model year — check any specific VIN before you buy.

Driver assistance — varies by configuration
  • ✓ Watches your blind spot (optional)
Decoded from NHTSA build records.

What 1FMCU9GD-H means

1FM CU9GD · H
1FM
the World Manufacturer Identifier Ford registered — assembled in the United States
CU9GD
together encode the Escape line — Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV), 1.5L 4cyl, Four-wheel drive — as Ford filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
H
in position 10 — model year 2017
9, 11–17
differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
Real VINs from this run 1FMCU9GD 0HUC57562 1FMCU9GD 7HUB28850 1FMCU9GD XHUB34965
31 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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