Ford Transit — YEARS TO AVOID

Data updated 2026-09-01. Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA.

Avoid: 2015, 2016 · Best bets: 2022, 2019, 2023, 2018

COMPLAINT HISTORY

Complaints per year, Ford Transit Bar chart of distinct NHTSA complaints filed per model year, 2026 highlighted. 2001: 1 complaints 2001 2014: 3 complaints 2015: 191 complaints 2015 2016: 153 complaints 2017: 98 complaints 2017 2018: 56 complaints 2019: 37 complaints 2019 2020: 83 complaints 2021: 23 complaints 2021 2022: 37 complaints 2023: 56 complaints 2023 2024: 28 complaints 2025: 2 complaints 2025 2026: 5 complaints 2026
2026: 5 complaints
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YearComplaints
20011
20143
2015191
2016153
201798
201856
201937
202083
202123
202237
202356
202428
20252
20265

EVERY YEAR, RANKED

YearRankingComplaintsWhy
2026 Not enough data 5 Only 5 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2025 Not enough data 2 Only 2 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2024 Not enough data 28 Only 28 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2023 Recommended 56 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2022 Recommended 37 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2021 Not enough data 23 Only 23 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2020 Caution 83 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
2019 Recommended 37 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2018 Recommended 56 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2017 Caution 98 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
2016 Avoid 153 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
2015 Avoid 191 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
2014 Not enough data 3 Only 3 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2001 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.