2015 Ford Transit problems
NHTSA has received 274 complaints about the 2015 Ford Transit, and 29% of them involve drivetrain & axles. After that come engine (16%) and fuel system (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 274 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Drivetrain & axles 29% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 38 and 36
- Typical mileage
- 77,000 miles 160 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 20 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 19 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 16 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 28 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 17 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 18 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 13 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 10 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 15 |
What the data shows
Among the 160 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 77,000 miles. For drivetrain & axles specifically, the median reported mileage is about 98,000 miles (49 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 10 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 38 injuries reported; 36 deaths reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2015 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 10 model years of the Ford Transit with enough data (139 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 26 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
I had rented the ford transit from enterprise in nacgdoches tx. On november 12, 2015 a lady hit me and my 8 family member on the way to shelbyville school. We hit on the side but half of the air bags didn't deploy and the driver side door fell off and seat beats wouldn't let half of us release.. I broke my arm ...I have internal bleeding..me and my kid were full of whatever was coming out the air bags it was cutting us in our face ..one of my daughter have to have emergency surgery on her mouth the other one lost…
2015 ford transit presents with no start condition lose of fuel and code p0230 on further diagnosis found engine compartment fuse box to have multiple fuse terminals loose from the board. To be clear these do not appear as fuses loose from the terminal they go in, this is the terminal seems loose from the circuit board. Either way the effect is the same, causing them to lose power intermittently including the fuel pump creating a no start and or die while driving condition potentially causing loss of steering.
Torque converter failed, requiring replacement at 75,942 miles. Due to a vehicle design that allows pooling of water & rusting in the control arm attachment bolts, both control arms had to be replaced during the torque converter repair.