Reliable Auto DB

2015 Ford Transit Connect reliability

Is it reliable?

The 2015 Ford Transit Connect has 66 complaints with NHTSA after 12 years, or 3 per year. That is more complaints per year than most Transit Connect years here — over the median of the other years, which is 3. NHTSA has 10 recalls on file, including Camera, Latch, and Gear position indicator.

2014 Ford Transit Connect Wagon Titanium LWB
Photo by Mr.choppers, resized from the original. Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0
Complaints

66

Per year

3

Recalls

10

Years on the road

12

What owners report

The complaints owners file most often name Structure (13 of 66), then Latches, locks, and linkages (10) and Powertrain (9). Complaints that include an odometer have a median of 80,000 miles, and the middle half falls between 37,000 and 115,000 miles. Those filings include 3 that report a crash and 3 that report an injury.

Next to 2014 and 2016

The 2014 Transit Connect has 127 complaints, 7 per year, and the 2016 has 104 complaints, 6 per year. The 2015 has fewer complaints per year than the 2014. The 2015 has fewer complaints per year than the 2016.

The complaint rate is complaints filed in this year’s first 3 years on the road, divided by however many of those years have passed. Recalls are a separate count. The numbers are for the US-market 2015 Ford Transit Connect. How we count. Data as of .

Recalls (10)

Recall back-over prevention, sensing system, camera 2025-09-04 · NHTSA campaign 25V572000
Summary Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2019 Lincoln MKC, Mustang, F-350 SD, F-250 SD, F-450 SD, 2015-2017 Lincoln Navigator, Expedition, 2015-2018 Edge, Transit Connect, 2016-2019 F-550 SD, Transit, 2017-2019 Econoline, and 2019 Ranger vehicles. The rearview camera may display a distorted, inverted, or blank image when the vehicle is in reverse.
Remedy Dealers will inspect and replace the rearview camera as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 13, 2026. Ford owners will receive letters in phases, beginning January 2026 and June 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S89. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 25V270. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning September 8, 2025.
Vehicles affected 1,456,417
Recall latches, locks, and linkages, doors, latch 2023-07-21 · NHTSA campaign 23V502000
Summary Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2014-2016 Transit Connect vehicles. The front door latch pawl may crack and prevent the door from latching.
Remedy Dealers will inspect and replace the front door latches as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 2, 2024. Owners may contact Ford customer service 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23S36.
Vehicles affected 112,225
Recall powertrain, automatic transmission, gear position indicator 2022-06-10 · NHTSA campaign 22V413000
Summary Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013-2019 Escape, 2013-2018 C-Max, 2013-2016 Fusion, 2013-2021 Transit Connect, and 2015-2018 Edge vehicles. The bushing that attaches the shifter cable to the transmission may degrade or detach.
Remedy Dealers will replace the under hood shift bushing and add a protective cap over the shift cable bushing, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters, informing owners of the safety risk, were mailed July 1, 2022. Remedy parts are expected to be available in 4th Quarter 2022. Owner notification letters were mailed October 27, 2022. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 22S43.
Vehicles affected 2,925,968
Recall powertrain, automatic transmission, gear position indicator 2021-05-24 · NHTSA campaign 21V376000
Summary Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013-2021 Transit Connect vehicles equipped with 2.5L engines. The bushing that attaches the shifter cable to the transmission may degrade or detach.
Remedy Dealers will replace the underhood shifter cable bushing, and add a protective cap, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on June 29, 2021. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21S24.
Vehicles affected 192,080
Recall latches, locks, and linkages, doors, latch 2020-06-08 · NHTSA campaign 20V331000
Summary Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2011-2014 Fiesta, 2013-2014 Fusion, 2015 Mustang, 2013-2015 Escape and C-Max, 2012-2015 Focus, 2014-2016 Transit Connect, 2013-2014 Lincoln MKZ, and 2015 MKC vehicles. These vehicles were previously recalled and repaired under recalls 15V-246, 16V-643 or 17V-210, however the repair may not have been completed properly. A component within the door latches may break making the doors difficult to latch and/or leading the driver or a passenger to believe a door is securely closed when, in fact, it is not.
Remedy Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the latch date codes to confirm if the repair was done correctly, and replace the side door latches if necessary, free of charge. Owners will also have the option to inspect their own vehicle's door latches and enter the date codes into a website to determine if the latches are correct. Owner notification letters were mailed on July 27, 2020. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 20S30.
Vehicles affected 2,147,323
Recall visibility, sunroof 2020-05-08 · NHTSA campaign 20V260000
Summary Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2014-2017 Transit Connect vehicles equipped with a Panoramic Fixed-Glass Vista roof. An improper bond may exist between the panoramic roof and the vehicle body and may result in wind noise, water leak, and in some cases, separation from the vehicle.
Remedy Ford will notify owners, and dealers will remove, clean, and reinstall the panoramic roof panel, free of charge. Ford issued owners an interim notification on May 26, 2020. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 20S22.
Vehicles affected 5,088
Recall Engine 2017-03-27 · NHTSA campaign 17V209000
Summary Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2014 Escape, 2014-2015 Fiesta ST, 2013-2014 Fusion and 2013-2015 Transit Connect vehicles equipped with 1.6L GTDI engines. If the vehicle is started and driven with an insufficient level of coolant within the engine cooling system, the engine cylinder head may overheat, crack and leak oil.
Remedy Ford will notify owners, and dealers will install a coolant level sensor and the supporting hardware and software, free of charge. Interim notices informing owners of the safety risk were mailed April 21, 2017. The recall began on January 5, 2018. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 17S09.
Vehicles affected 208,584
Recall latches, locks, and linkages, doors, latch 2016-09-06 · NHTSA campaign 16V643000
Summary Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2012-2015 Ford Focus, 2013-2015 Ford Escape and Ford C-MAX, 2015 Lincoln MKC and Ford Mustang, and 2014-2016 Ford Transit Connect vehicles. A component within the door latches may break, preventing the doors from latching and/or leading the driver or a passenger to believe a door is securely closed when, in fact, it is not.
Remedy Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the door latches with an improved part, free of charge. The recall began on January 27, 2017. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 16S30.
Vehicles affected 2,046,297
Recall electrical system, instrument cluster 2015-06-24 · NHTSA campaign 15V406000
Summary Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Ford Escape vehicles manufactured May 19, 2014, to February 6, 2015, and Transit Connect vehicles manufactured May 11, 2014, to July 2, 2015. Due to a software incompatibility issue, the instrument panel cluster be inoperative including a blank multiple functional display (MFD), and non-functional warning chimes, messages and warning lights. Specific warning chimes, messages and warning lights. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 101, "Control and Displays."
Remedy Ford will notify owners, and dealers will update the instrument panel software, free of charge. The recall began on August 4, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15C03.
Vehicles affected 184,519
Recall Fuel pump 2015-01-09 · NHTSA campaign 15V005000
Summary Ford Motor Company (Ford) notified the agency on January 8, 2015, that they are recalling certain model year 2014 Ford Escape vehicles manufactured April 15, 2014, to May 8, 2014, and 2015 Lincoln MKC vehicles manufactured April 21, 2014, to May 15, 2014. On April 30, 2015, Ford expanded the recall to cover an additional 45,505 vehicles, including certain model year 2014-2015 Ford Transit Connect vehicles manufactured November 11, 2013, to August 29, 2014, 2014-2015 Ford Fiesta vehicles manufactured April 10, 2014, to June 17, 2014 and 2014 Ford Edge vehicles manufactured April 30, 2014, to May 21, 2014. Improper nickel plating of components within the fuel pump may result in the fuel pump failing.
Remedy Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump, free of charge. The recall began on February 27, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 14S30.
Vehicles affected 54,543

NHTSA's count is every vehicle in that campaign. A campaign can cover other model years and other models.

Complaints by component (66 total)

Structure
13
Latches, locks, and linkages
10
Powertrain
9
Engine
6
Steering
5
Back-over prevention
4
Electrical system
4
Exterior lighting
3
Air bags
2
Engine and engine cooling
2
Seats
2
Visibility and wipers
2
Wheels
2
Service brakes
1
Suspension
1
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Crash-flagged

3

Fire-flagged

0

Injury reports

3

Death reports

0

Of the 45 complaints that include an odometer reading, the median is 80,000 miles. The middle half fall between 37,000 and 115,000 miles.

Complaints filed per year

620164201713201872019102020620214202252023620243202522026
Excerpts from recent NHTSA complaint filings
  • "The contact owns a 2015 Ford Transit Connect. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V572000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part for the repair was unavailable. The contact stated the…"
    Back-over prevention · filed 2026-07-14
  • "I am submitting this complaint to report an unresolved safety recall and the inability to obtain a timely inspection or repair, which I believe places me and my family at increased risk of a crash. My vehicle is a 2015…"
    Unknown or other, Visibility and wipers, Back-over prevention · filed 2026-02-06
  • "No remedy from Ford for this recall since September 8 2025. This is a work vehicle I can not use until recall fixed"
    Unknown or other · filed 2025-11-21
  • "The contact owns a 2015 Ford Transit Connect. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 20V331000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES), 23V502000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES), and 25V572000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION);…"
    Latches, locks, and linkages, Back-over prevention · filed 2025-10-14
  • "The contact owns a 2015 Ford Transit Connect. The contact stated while reversing, the back over prevention camera system failed to function as intended. The contact stated that the back over prevention camera system…"
    Back-over prevention · filed 2025-05-30

NHTSA crash ratings

Version Overall Front Side Rollover
2015 Ford Transit Connect VAN FWD Not rated 4 stars 5 stars Not rated
2015 Ford Transit Connect Wagon FWD 5 stars 4 stars 5 stars 4 stars

Stars are how this vehicle did in NHTSA crash tests. They are a safety result, separate from the complaint record. Not rated means that test was not run for this version.

Fuel economy

Trim Engine Transmission Drive City Hwy Combined Annual fuel cost
Transit Connect Van two-wheel drive 2.5L, 4-cyl Automatic (6-speed) Front-wheel drive 21 28 24 MPG $2700
Transit Connect Van two-wheel drive 1.6L, 4-cyl Automatic (6-speed) Front-wheel drive 22 29 25 MPG $2600
Transit Connect Wagon front-wheel drive 2.5L, 4-cyl Automatic (6-speed) Front-wheel drive 20 28 23 MPG $2800
Transit Connect Wagon front-wheel drive 1.6L, 4-cyl Automatic (6-speed) Front-wheel drive 22 29 25 MPG $2600
Transit Connect Wagon LWB front-wheel drive 2.5L, 4-cyl Automatic (6-speed) Front-wheel drive 20 27 23 MPG $2800

Specs and fitment

2nd-generation (US market), 2014–2023
Body styles Cargo van, Passenger wagon
Oil 5W-20 (1.6L EcoBoost, 2.0L and 2.5L) , 4.8 qt capacity
Tire size 215/55R16 (XL/XLT/Titanium) or 215/50R17 (Titanium option)

Known issues for this generation

Safety recall 21S24 (NHTSA 21V-376) affects certain 2013-2021 Transit Connect vans with the 2.5L engine, on which the bushing attaching the shifter cable to the transmission can degrade or detach. A damaged or missing bushing may keep the van from shifting into the intended gear, so it can move in an unexpected direction, and it may roll away after the driver selects Park; Ford's dealers replace the underhood shifter cable bushing and add a protective cap free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on June 29, 2021.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the 2015 Ford Transit Connect reliable?

The 2015 Ford Transit Connect has 66 complaints with NHTSA after 12 years, or 3 per year. That is more complaints per year than most Transit Connect years here — over the median of the other years, which is 3. NHTSA has 10 recalls on file, including Camera, Latch, and Gear position indicator.

What are common problems with a 2015 Ford Transit Connect?

The complaints owners file most often name Structure (13 of 66), then Latches, locks, and linkages (10) and Powertrain (9). Complaints that include an odometer have a median of 80,000 miles, and the middle half falls between 37,000 and 115,000 miles. Those filings include 3 that report a crash and 3 that report an injury.

Is the 2015 Ford Transit Connect more reliable than the years next to it?

The 2014 Transit Connect has 127 complaints, 7 per year, and the 2016 has 104 complaints, 6 per year. The 2015 has fewer complaints per year than the 2014. The 2015 has fewer complaints per year than the 2016.

Has the 2015 Ford Transit Connect been recalled?

The 2015 Ford Transit Connect has 10 recalls on file with NHTSA. See the recalls table on this page for dates, components, and remedies.

How many complaints have owners filed about the 2015 Ford Transit Connect?

Owners have filed 66 complaints about the 2015 Ford Transit Connect with NHTSA.

What mpg does a 2015 Ford Transit Connect get?

EPA-rated combined fuel economy for the 2015 Ford Transit Connect is 24 MPG. See the fuel economy table on this page for city and highway figures by engine and transmission.

When did the Ford Transit Connect stop being sold in the US?

Ford ended US and Canadian Transit Connect sales after the 2023 model year; production stopped in December 2023, though the model continues in Europe.

Could the first Ford Transit Connect tow a trailer?

No. Ford's own owner's manual for the 2010-2013 model years states the vehicle is not equipped to tow and no towing package was available.