Ford Transit problems, by model year and system
588 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Ford Transit 2016–2027, and the 1 system the record is deep on — transmission and drivetrain (155). Each system has a page across the years; 1 model-year page goes deeper still. Every figure is a linked federal record; none is a failure rate or a verdict on one car.
The systems the record is deep on
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsFord Transit complaints, year by system
Source: NHTSA complaint database| Model year | transmission and drivetrain |
|---|---|
| 2027 0 in all | — |
| 2026 5 in all | — |
| 2025 4 in all | — |
| 2024 28 in all | 3 |
| 2023 58 in all | 13 |
| 2022 38 in all | — |
| 2021 23 in all | 6 |
| 2020 84 in all | 18 |
| 2019 37 in all | 3 |
| 2018 57 in all | 12 |
| 2017 98 in all | 40 |
| 2016 156 in all | 60 |
Complaints owners filed with NHTSA naming each system, per model year; a bold count links the year’s own page on that system. Counts scale with sales and with time on the road; nothing here is a rate, and NHTSA’s headings are coarse (“Power Train” is the transmission and the driveline).
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseWhich Ford Transit system draws the most complaints?
Transmission and drivetrain: 155 complaints across 12 model years, 26% of everything owners filed about the Ford Transit. A count, not a rate — it says nothing about how many were sold.
Which Ford Transit year has the most complaints?
2016 (156), 2017 (98), 2020 (84). Older years have had longer to collect them; the year pages show each year's share by system.