Ford Transit Connect - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Ford Transit Connect owners have reported a total of 707 problems for their cars built in the 13 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Ford Transit Connect. The 2014 Ford Transit Connect cars have the most problems reported (150 problems).

🔍 Common problems of Ford Transit Connect

The following chart shows the 26 most common problems for Ford Transit Connect cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's power train (98 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's equipment (75 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Ford Transit Connect

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Ford Transit Connect of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across Transit Connect model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.

    PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,

where P = total problems reported during the life of a Ford Transit Connect model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).

The results are shown in Table 3.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across Transit Connect Model Years

Transit Connect
Model Year
Problems Sales [1] Vehicle
Age
PPMY Index
  2022 629,7244    
0.05
  2021 1121,3055    
0.10
  2020 3641,4346    
0.14
  2019 6539,5297    
0.23
  2018 2929,0508    
0.12
  2017 3232,7219    
0.11
  2016 14248,84010    
0.29
  2015 7847,89311    
0.15
  2014 15036,41612    
0.34
  2013 4049,03513    
0.06
  2012 3543,06214    
0.06
  2011 2928,30215    
0.07
  2010 5437,24016    
0.09

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Ford Transit Connect is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.

Table 4. Number of problems in vehicle's; first service year

Model YearProblems Reported
  2020 Transit Connect
6
  2019 Transit Connect
2
  2018 Transit Connect
1
  2017 Transit Connect
1
  2016 Transit Connect
5
  2015 Transit Connect
1
  2014 Transit Connect
7
  2013 Transit Connect
6
  2012 Transit Connect
2
  2011 Transit Connect
1
  2010 Transit Connect
5


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