Reliability & cost of ownership
Ford Transit Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Ford Transit? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Ford Transit problems by model year
91 recall entries and 742 owner complaints on file across 14 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Transit | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2025 Transit | 0 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2024 Transit | 0 | 26 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2023 Transit | 0 | 52 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2022 Transit | 0 | 35 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2021 Transit | 0 | 23 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2020 Transit | 9 | 79 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 Transit | 0 | 36 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2018 Transit | 14 | 55 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2017 Transit | 18 | 95 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2016 Transit | 21 | 146 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2015 Transit | 26 | 188 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2014 Transit | 3 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2001 Transit | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Ford Transit, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- power train231 complaints
- unknown or other103 complaints
- engine102 complaints
- electrical system95 complaints
- service brakes54 complaints
- structure51 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system49 complaints
- back over prevention39 complaints