Ford Transit Reliability
991 NHTSA complaints (2001–2025). Complaint rate: 18.3 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 2015–2017 Ford Transit. The 2021 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: POWER TRAIN.
Avoid These Years
Average
Better Years
Too New
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Ford Transit Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | 210 | 2.4% |
| ENGINE | 101 | 1.0% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 98 | 2.0% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 74 | 4.1% |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 48 | 2.1% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 47 | 6.4% |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 41 | 4.9% |
| SEATS | 33 | 3.0% |
| STEERING | 30 | 0.0% |
| WHEELS | 30 | 0.0% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014GOOD | — | 3 | 0 | — | View 2014View→ |
| 2015AVOID | — | 261 | 8 | 2 | View 2015View→ |
| 2016AVOID | — | 202 | 10 | 5 | View 2016View→ |
| 2017AVOID | — | 127 | 4 | 1 | View 2017View→ |
| 2018 | — | 72 | 1 | 1 | View 2018View→ |
| 2019 | — | 44 | 4 | — | View 2019View→ |
| 2020 | — | 100 | 1 | 4 | View 2020View→ |
| 2021GOOD | — | 30 | 3 | — | View 2021View→ |
| 2022 | — | 45 | 4 | — | View 2022View→ |
| 2023 | — | 71 | 4 | — | View 2023View→ |
| 2024TOO NEW | — | 32 | 0 | 5 | View 2024View→ |
| 2025TOO NEW | — | 3 | 0 | — | View 2025View→ |
See also: Ford Transitaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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