2019 Ford Transit: Reliability Data

44
Total Complaints
15,000mi
Median Mileage
Unknown Or Other
Top Issue
4
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

1,000 25th Percentile
15,000 Median Mileage
98,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Unknown Or Other
7
Service Brakes
6
Body
3
Power Train
3
Speedometer/Odometer
3
Vehicle Speed Control
3
Engine
2
Seat Belts
2
Electrical System
2
Air Bags
1

Severity Assessment

4
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF THE OWNER A 2019 FORD TRANSIT. THE CONTACT WHO WAS A TEXAS HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER, STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FASTER THAN THE DRIVER INTENDED AND REAR-ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FRACT..."
"TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF THE OWNER A 2019 FORD TRANSIT. THE CONTACT WHO WAS A TEXAS HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER, STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FASTER THAN THE DRIVER INTENDED AND REAR-ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FRACT..."
"ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE, HAS A LONG DELAY. RPMS WILL REV BUT THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE, IT GETS SCARY ON THE FRW.AT TIMES WHEN IT SHIFT IT KICKS LIKE A MULE. THE BRAKE SYSTEM SQUEAKS, MORE LIKE HOWLING SOUND. I WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE TRANSMISSION ISSUED THEY COUL..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Unknown Or Other 7 complaints
25th: 330 mi Median: 6,712 mi 75th: 13,500 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 6 FL: 5 NY: 4 NJ: 4 TX: 3 OK: 3 OH: 2 AZ: 2 NM: 2 IN: 2

Ford Transit — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
20152608
201620010
20171264
2018721
20201001
2021303
2022454
2023714
2024290

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