2025 Ford Bronco Sport Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 7about this part
- Share
- 17%of 41 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.
NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2025 Ford Bronco Sport, 17% of the 41 complaints for this model year.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“While driving home and stopped at a red light, the dashboard displayed a Service Required warning followed immediately by a Shift System Fault message. The vehicle would not accelerate and stalled in the middle of the road with traffic going around me. I was unable to move the vehicle until I was able to restart it, which took at minimum 2 tries and 5 minutes. The warning cleared after restarting but the vehicle had been purchased 11 days prior with only 18,241 miles. The problem has not yet been confirmed by a dealer but I am scheduled to take it in for inspection. …”
NHTSA complaint #11749893, filed 2026-07“The powertrain stopped shifting properly and unable to drive smoothly and at a proper speed. Pulled over and and it could not be shifted out of PARK. Had to be towed to a Ford dealer shop. Ford App sent message: POERTRAIN MALFUNCTION REDUCED POWER”
NHTSA complaint #11745338, filed 2026-06“2025 Bronco Do not drive your vehicle until your recall service is complete. Safety Recalls* Loose or missing upper ball joint fastener Recall incomplete Loose or missing upper ball joint fastener Recall incomplete Front upper control arm to knuckle ball joint loose or missing fastener Recall incomplete Inspect seat bolt presence and torque - recall is unable to be performed at this time. Please check the fsa landing page for more details. …”
NHTSA complaint #11679469, filed 2025-08Related service bulletins
- 11038438Oct 6, 2026For 20222026 vehicles equipped with a 8F35 transmission, a revision to the Road Testing Vehicle procedure has been made in the WSM, Section 307-01 > Diagnosis and Testing. This…
- 11037311Sep 14, 2026This article supersedes 26-2058 Reason for update: update the TSB title and TSB issue to include new DTCs Some of the vehicles listed in the Model statement above may exhibit all…
- 11034017Jun 16, 2026Some 2020-2026 Corsair/Escape, 2021-2026 Bronco Sport, and 2022-2026 Maverick vehicles equipped with an 8F35 transmission may exhibit a shudder condition, most noticeable at…
- 11033573May 28, 2026Some of the vehicles listed in the Model statement above may exhibit all of the following conditions: * Engine misfire condition * Illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL)…
- 11032566May 4, 2026Some 2020-2026 Corsair/Escape, 2021-2026 Bronco Sport, and 2022-2026 Maverick vehicles equipped with an 8F35 transmission may exhibit a shudder condition, most noticeable at…
- 11029049Feb 20, 2026This article supersedes TSB 25-2567 Reason for update: update the model years Some of the vehicles listed in the Model statement above may exhibit all of the following…
- 11029053Feb 19, 2026Some 2025 Maverick/Corsair and 2025-2026 Escape/Bronco Sport vehicles equipped with an 8F35 transmission and built on 01-Sep-2024 and through 15-Sep-2025 may exhibit a condition…
- 11029082Feb 17, 2026Some 2024-2025 F-150, Expedition/Navigator, Escape/Corsair, Bronco, Explorer, Mustang, Maverick vehicles equipped with a 1.5/2.0/2.3/3.5L EcoBoost engine and built on 01-Oct-2024…
- 11026623Dec 13, 2025Some of the vehicles listed in the model statement above may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) P226D stored in the…
- 11024548Oct 29, 2025Some of the vehicles listed in the model statement above may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) P226D stored in the…
Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
Other parts of the 2025 Ford Bronco Sport
7 complaintsAir bags
5 complaintsForward collision avoidance
4 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsElectrical system
3 complaintsEngine cooling
3 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsSuspension
3 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsSeat belts
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2025 Ford Bronco Sport
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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