2020 Ford Escape: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

35 builds left the factory as a 2020 Escape, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 12 main configurations sell for $6,000–$26,998 today.

  • 12 main configurations
  • 115,486 vehicles built
  • 2,129 for sale right now
  • $6,000–$26,998 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.

Pick your Escape

What actually differs

SE · 4WD SE Titanium · 4WD SEL
Engine 1.5L 3-cyl 1.5L 3-cyl 2L 4-cyl 1.5L 3-cyl
Typical price today $15,487 $14,893 $17,897 $16,223
For sale right now 577 377 307 186
Vehicles built 30,427 22,355 12,659 11,328
Same on every 2020 Escape
  • Drivetrain Four-wheel drive
  • Transmission Automatic
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
  • Seats 5
  • Doors 4-door

What people actually pay

3,181 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026
SE · 4WD
$15,487
SE
$14,893
Titanium · 4WD
$17,897
SEL
$16,223
SEL · 4WD
$16,998
S
$12,995
$5,820 $11,317 $16,814 $22,311 $27,808
Price trend

Median up $2,396 over the last 12 months.

2020 Escape price history →
Will it hold value?

A Escape typically keeps about 52% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $8,288 today.

Escape depreciation by year →
Cost to run

23/31 mpg city/highway. Roughly $1,790/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2020 Escape

Safety, in plain English

NHTSA overall crash rating

★★★★★ 5 / 5

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

Driver assistance — varies by configuration
  • Warns you before a crash
  • Brakes for you in an emergency
  • Watches your blind spot
  • Warns when you drift from your lane
  • Steers you back into the lane
Decoded from NHTSA build records.

What 1FMCU9F6-L means

1FM CU9F6 · L
1FM
the World Manufacturer Identifier Ford registered — assembled in the United States
CU9F6
together encode the Escape line — Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV), 1.5L 3cyl, Four-wheel drive — as Ford filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
L
in position 10 — model year 2020
9, 11–17
differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
23 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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2020 Ford Escape prices →