Ford Transit Connect Problems by Model Year
NHTSA recorded 572 consumer complaints across the 13 model years of the Ford Transit Connect (2010–2022) that have at least 5 complaints. 2014 has the most, with 127. Across all years, the part named most often is transmission and drivetrain (99 mentions). Pick a model year below to see its parts, mileage, recalls and service bulletins.
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All Transit Connect model years
Years with fewer than 5 complaints are not listed. The score compares years of the same model, allowing for the era and for how long each year has collected complaints: 50 is a typical year, lower means fewer complaints. It is not adjusted for sales volume.
| Year | Complaints | Median mi | Recalls | TSBs | Score (50 = typical) | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | — | 1 | 32 | — | Not enough data |
| 2021 | 12 | — | 4 | 56 | — | Not enough data |
| 2020 | 32 | 17,000 | 8 | 93 | 71 · More | Rising |
| 2019 | 51 | 30,000 | 8 | 109 | 52 · Typical | Rising |
| 2018 | 22 | 46,000 | 6 | 63 | — | Stable |
| 2017 | 28 | 50,000 | 6 | 95 | 22 · Fewer | Rising |
| 2016 | 104 | 59,000 | 10 | 98 | 76 · More | Falling |
| 2015 | 66 | 80,000 | 11 | 74 | 50 · Typical | Falling |
| 2014 | 127 | 60,000 | 15 | 66 | 79 · More | Falling |
| 2013 | 32 | 35,350 | 4 | 30 | 28 · Fewer | Falling |
| 2012 | 26 | 35,003 | 1 | 22 | 13 · Fewer | Falling |
| 2011 | 24 | 48,668 | 1 | 16 | — | Falling |
| 2010 | 42 | 53,000 | 2 | 19 | 38 · Typical | Rising |
Parts named most often, all years
Counts add up complaint mentions across the listed years. A complaint can name several parts.
- Transmission and drivetrain99 18%
- Other or unknown81 15%
- Brakes77 14%
- Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)75 13%
- Electrical system69 12%
- Body and structure68 12%
- Engine55 9.9%
- Steering32 5.8%
Example complaints
One per model year, chosen for length and detail. Personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
2016: “While pulling out of a fast food drive through steering jerked to center and I lost power steering to the point where I could barely keep control of the vehicle, mechanic informed me the powering steering motor seemed overheated because of its location and I could expect this to happen again, on the dash I got a steering fault code. …”
NHTSA complaint #11221302, filed 2019-06, 95,000 miles2015: “Vehicle pulled in to park but it thinks it is in reverse, would not start this is the 2nd one of our fleet in 2 days that has the same issue, there must be a recall for this year and this shifter/cable issue, they want to charge us for both of these and I do not feel the same issue a day apart is possible coinsidence.”
NHTSA complaint #11329400, filed 2020-06, 120,000 miles2014: “As with the existing recall campaign on 2013 - 2014 Ford fusions and 2013 - 2016 Ford escapes, the bushing on the transmission shift cable is deteriorating on the transmission end. It must be the same part as the recall replacement bushing fits perfectly. I was stuck in a parking lot until I figured it out and got a new bushing.”
NHTSA complaint #11192826, filed 2019-04, 165,000 milesOther Ford models
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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate. Methodology