Reliability & cost of ownership
Ford Transit Connect Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Ford Transit Connect? 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 Connect problems by model year
77 recall entries across 13 model years and 575 owner complaints across 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Transit Connect | Not confirmed | 1 | 4.0 | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2022 Transit Connect | 1 | 6 | 4.0 | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2021 Transit Connect | 4 | 12 | 4.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2020 Transit Connect | 8 | 32 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2019 Transit Connect | 8 | 52 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2018 Transit Connect | 6 | 22 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2017 Transit Connect | 6 | 28 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2016 Transit Connect | 10 | 104 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2015 Transit Connect | 11 | 66 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2014 Transit Connect | 15 | 128 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2013 Transit Connect | 4 | 32 | 2.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2012 Transit Connect | 1 | 26 | 2.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2011 Transit Connect | 1 | 24 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2010 Transit Connect | 2 | 42 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Ford Transit Connect, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- power train100 complaints
- unknown or other78 complaints
- electrical system69 complaints
- structure68 complaints
- service brakes55 complaints
- engine55 complaints
- visibility/wiper42 complaints
- visibility33 complaints