FaultScore

Worst years for a Ford Transit Connect

Owners have filed 742 complaints about the Ford Transit Connect with NHTSA across model years 2010 to 2023. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.

Avoid

2014 Ford Transit Connect

159 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly body & structure.

Cleanest on record

2021 Ford Transit Connect

14 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Ford Transit Connect year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2023 1 1 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2022 7 0 1 Engine & Cooling
2021 A 14 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2020 C 40 2 2 15,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2019 C 72 2 0 13,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2018 B 32 0 0 46,000 Brakes
2017 B 33 1 0 52,600 Brakes
2016 D 146 1 1 58,000 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
2015 C 79 3 0 72,056 Body & Structure
2014 D 159 4 2 59,850 Body & Structure
2013 C 38 4 0 33,500 Transmission & Drivetrain
2012 C 35 1 1 35,003 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
2011 B 30 0 0 49,086 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
2010 D 56 8 2 53,000 Brakes

What breaks on a Ford Transit Connect

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Worst in 2019

Worst in 2016

Worst in 2014

Brakes 73 9.8%

Worst in 2019

Worst in 2014

Worst in 2014

Worst in 2016

Steering 32 4.3%

Worst in 2016

Worst in 2014

Worst in 2019

Fuel & Propulsion 22 3.0%

Worst in 2014

Acceleration & Cruise Control 19 2.6%

Worst in 2016

Lights 19 2.6%

Worst in 2014

Stability & Traction Control 19 2.6%

Worst in 2010

Exactly what failed on a Ford Transit Connect

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Body 54 56.3%
Windshield 9 9.4%
Latch 8 8.3%
Automatic Emergency Braking 5 5.2%
Sun/Moon Roof Assembly 5 5.2%
Rearview System Braking 3 3.1%
Warnings 3 3.1%
Camera 3 3.1%
Warnings 3 3.1%
Instrument Cluster/Panel 3 3.1%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Ford Transit Connect, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Sep 2010 peak 13 Jul 2026

Ford Transit Connect problems by state

Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.

Compare the Ford Transit Connect

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.