2012 Ford Transit Connect: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 26 complaints about the 2012 Ford Transit Connect and NHTSA has issued 1 recall campaign. The most-reported system is engine, named in 6 of them.

26
Complaints
1
Recalls
1
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
1
Injuries
69.2
Severity index

Severity index 69.2 - Medium. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 69.2p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2012 Ford Transit Connect sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

What actually fails

EngineEngine: 6 complaints (23.1%)6 23%VisibilityVisibility: 5 complaints (19.2%)5 19%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 4 complaints (15.4%)4 15%Visibility/WiperVisibility/Wiper: 4 complaints (15.4%)4 15%StructureStructure: 2 complaints (7.7%)2 8%Seat BeltsSeat Belts: 2 complaints (7.7%)2 8%SeatsSeats: 2 complaints (7.7%)2 8%TiresTires: 2 complaints (7.7%)2 8%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ENGINE623.1%
VISIBILITY519.2%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM415.4%
VISIBILITY/WIPER415.4%
STRUCTURE27.7%
SEAT BELTS27.7%
SEATS27.7%
TIRES27.7%

Complaints filed per year

0252012: 22013: 42014: 52015: 52016: 12018: 32019: 12022: 32024: 12026: 1 (partial year)121314515161819222426
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20122
20134
20145
20155
20161
20183
20191
20223
20241
2026 (year to date)1
Complaint volume is declining, consistent with a defect that was addressed by recall or that affected early builds.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
12V37400002/08/2012VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHERFord Motor Company is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Transit Connect vehicles. The wiper arms may not be adequately riveted resulting in incomplete or inconsistent clearing of the windshield and possible detachment of the wiper arm.
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.