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 — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Ford Transit Connect problems by model year
73 recall entries and 569 owner complaints on file across 14 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Transit Connect | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2022 Transit Connect | 0 | 6 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2021 Transit Connect | 4 | 8 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2020 Transit Connect | 8 | 32 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 Transit Connect | 8 | 51 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2018 Transit Connect | 6 | 22 | 5.0 | Full reliability report → |
| 2017 Transit Connect | 6 | 28 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2016 Transit Connect | 10 | 104 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2015 Transit Connect | 10 | 66 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2014 Transit Connect | 15 | 127 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2013 Transit Connect | 4 | 32 | 2.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2012 Transit Connect | 1 | 26 | 2.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2011 Transit Connect | 1 | 24 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2010 Transit Connect | 0 | 42 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
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 train99 complaints
- unknown or other76 complaints
- service brakes74 complaints
- electrical system69 complaints
- structure68 complaints
- engine55 complaints
- visibility/wiper42 complaints
- visibility33 complaints