Ford Transit
2017 only
2017 Ford Transit have 101 classified complaints on record for that year specifically, plus 18 recalls. The most common issue in this year is Driveshaft, u-joints and carrier bearing, typically surfacing around 113,250 miles.
Computed directly from stored federal records for 2017 model years only — not blended with the rest of this vehicle's production run. See the full Ford Transit report for every year combined.
Where this year fits
What breaks, and when — 2017 only
Median onset: 113,250 miles.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in older model years. · Typical repair: $370–$690 nationally.
Median onset: 80,000 miles.
More common in older model years.
Which other vehicles have automatic transmission problems? →Median onset: 111,000 miles.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in older model years.
Median onset: 49,500 miles. 14.3% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 50,000 miles.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 22,718 miles. 80.0% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 90,000 miles.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in older model years. · Typical repair: $730–$2,200 nationally.
Which other vehicles have automatic transmission problems? →Median onset: 57,000 miles.
More common in newer model years.
From owner-filed complaints to NHTSA, not independently verified. Federal mileage reporting on recent complaints is sparse — see how it works. Cost ranges are national estimates from book labor hours and parts pricing, not this vehicle's actual repair history — they don't account for your location or shop type.
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Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — complaints and recalls, scoped to 2017 model year. See the full Ford Transit report for every year and full specs/safety data.