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Ford Transit Connect Problems by Year

Owners have filed 571 complaints with NHTSA about the Ford Transit Connect since the 2000 model year. The years with the most are 2014, 2016, 2015. The most common problem overall: transmission.

0501001502010: 42 complaints20102011: 24 complaints20112012: 26 complaints20122013: 32 complaints20132014: 127 complaints20141272015: 66 complaints20152016: 104 complaints20162017: 28 complaints20172018: 22 complaints20182019: 51 complaints20192020: 32 complaints20202021: 10 complaints20212022: 6 complaints20222023: 1 complaints2023
Ford Transit Connect owner complaints to NHTSA by model year. Faded bars: fewer than 25 complaints, no separate page.

Counts are not adjusted for sales: popular years collect more complaints, and recent years have had less time to.

Ford Transit Connect problems by model year

YearComplaintsTop problemRecallsCrashes
2020 Transit Connect32Transmission82
2019 Transit Connect51Transmission82
2017 Transit Connect28Brakes61
2016 Transit Connect104Visibility and wipers101
2015 Transit Connect66Body and structure113
2014 Transit Connect127Body and structure153
2013 Transit Connect32Transmission43
2012 Transit Connect26Visibility and wipers11
2010 Transit Connect42Brakes24

65 recalls in total across these years. Years with fewer than 25 complaints have no separate page.

Questions about the Ford Transit Connect

What years of the Ford Transit Connect have the most problems?
By owner complaints to NHTSA: 2014 (127), 2016 (104), 2015 (66).
What is the most common problem with the Ford Transit Connect?
Across all model years, owners complain most about the transmission (86), body and structure (63), other or unspecified (63).
Which Ford Transit Connect years have the fewest complaints?
Among model years at least four years old: 2022 (6), 2021 (10), 2018 (22). Fewer complaints can also mean fewer cars sold, so compare with sales before you decide.

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