2017 Ford Transit: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 126 complaints
126
Total Complaints
49,000mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN
Top Issue
4
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

26,000 25th Percentile
49,000 Median Mileage
106,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN
37
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
16
ENGINE
14
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
10
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
6
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
4
STRUCTURE:BODY
4
STEERING
4
SERVICE BRAKES
4
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
3

Severity Assessment

4
Crashes
1
Fires
8
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"UNSAFE SWAYING WHEN PASSING OTHER VEHICLES OR BEING PASSED. SIDE WIND ALSO CAUSES THIS CONDITION."
"WHILE ON HIGH SPEED THE CAR COULD VIBERATE AND SOME TIMES ALSO NOT SITTING IN LANE AC IN PASSENGER NOT GOOD ITS THE SAME SYSTEM THEY USE FOR FOR A MALL CAR THINKS KEEP BRAKING LIKE THE PICTURE ATTACHED AND THE CLIP FOR WNDW ISNT SAFE AND STRONG I SHOWED IT FOR FORD ITS A NOW VEHICLE THEY ARE PLAYI..."
"WHILE ON HIGH SPEED THE CAR COULD VIBERATE AND SOME TIMES ALSO NOT SITTING IN LANE AC IN PASSENGER NOT GOOD ITS THE SAME SYSTEM THEY USE FOR FOR A MALL CAR THINKS KEEP BRAKING LIKE THE PICTURE ATTACHED AND THE CLIP FOR WNDW ISNT SAFE AND STRONG I SHOWED IT FOR FORD ITS A NOW VEHICLE THEY ARE PLAYI..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28