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 where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Ford Transit problems by model year
154 recall entries across 14 model years and 791 owner complaints across 15 model years on file, sourced from the federal NHTSA database. We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the remaining model year — check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 Transit | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2026 Transit | 1 | 5 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2025 Transit | 4 | 4 | 3.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2024 Transit | 10 | 28 | 3.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2023 Transit | 18 | 60 | 3.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2022 Transit | 16 | 39 | 3.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2021 Transit | 4 | 24 | 3.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2020 Transit | 9 | 84 | 3.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2019 Transit | 9 | 38 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2018 Transit | 14 | 58 | 3.2 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2017 Transit | 18 | 98 | 3.5 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2016 Transit | 21 | 156 | 3.5 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2015 Transit | 26 | 193 | 3.5 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2014 Transit | 3 | 3 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2001 Transit | Not confirmed | 1 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
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 train238 complaints
- unknown or other114 complaints
- engine109 complaints
- electrical system106 complaints
- structure55 complaints
- service brakes53 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system51 complaints
- back over prevention42 complaints