Of the 9 Transit Connect model years with a verified US sales figure (2010, 2012–2017, 2019 and 2020), none drew enough complaints to be ranked against the others.
Median across these years: 0.26 per 1,000 sold in the first three years. A model year well above its own nameplate’s median is the signal worth acting on.
Each model year with a verified denominator. Follow a year for what owners reported about it.
| Model year | Per 1,000 | Complaints | Most-reported part |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.53 | 22 | Structure 18% |
| 2010 | 0.51 | 14 | Service Brakes 16% |
| 2016 | 0.38 | 18 | Service Brakes 12% |
| 2012 | 0.32 | 11 | Engine 18% |
| 2020 | 0.26 | 10 | Power Train 25% |
| 2013 | 0.26 | 10 | Power Train 18% |
| 2019 | 0.22 | 8 | Power Train 34% |
| 2015 | 0.19 | 9 | Structure 16% |
| 2017 | 0.15 | 6 | Service Brakes 24% |
Safety complaints owners filed with NHTSA in each model year’s first three years on the road, divided by how many were sold, so a year that sold twice as many cars is not penalised for it.
Too few owners filed complaints about them to rank them. Few reports is not the same as a good year, so those years are left out of best and worst.