Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2016 Ford transit has 54 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 3 powertrain-related recalls.
54
Complaints
3
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
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POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
XL Hybrids, Inc (XL) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Ford Transit vehicles modified to be equipped with XL's electric hybrid system. The cardan (unive...
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POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Transit vehicles. This recall includes all full-size Transit vehicles previously recalled un...
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POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling all 2015-2017 Transit vehicles except 156" and 178" wheelbase Chassis Cab and Cut-Away bodies. In the affected...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2016 Ford Transit. While the contact's wife was driving at an undisclosed speed, ... |
| Nov 1, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2016 Ford Transit. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds and ac... |
| Aug 25, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The car has the same problem it had before the recall. The dealer who supposedly fixed it says it's ... |
| Aug 23, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES | Summary of Complaint: The brake lines on my vehicle failed at highway speed (75 mph on I-65) while m... |
| Jul 28, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Ford automotive previously repaired the flexible driveshaft coupling, on my vehicle at about 57k mil... |
| May 15, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2016 Ford Transit. The contact stated that while driving 45 MPH, the vehicle lost... |
| Mar 31, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2016 Ford Transit. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed,... |
| Mar 14, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Recurring Intermittent abrupt downshifting to first gear at highway speeds. |
| Mar 12, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | DRIVING DOWN THE HWYWAY THE TRANSMISSION WILL KICK OUT OF SIXTH GEAR . SOMETIMES IT GOES TO FIFTH. S... |
| Jan 26, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Failed Reductant Heater, poor SCR performance (requiring a new SCR) and EGR failure at 8 years, 132k... |
| Jul 3, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2016 Ford Transit. The contact stated that while an employee was driving above 15... |
| Apr 18, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | driveshaft coupler failed Ford refuses to fix damaged parts from coupler failure. Received notice o... |
| Mar 6, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2016 Ford Transit. The contact had received a recall notification and the vehicle... |
| Feb 16, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission Failed. It shifts when it should'nt on interstate downshifts and could cause a accident... |
| Jan 2, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2016 Ford Transit. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the rear e... |
| Nov 17, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | On 17 November, 2023, at approximately 12 PM, I was traveling down the highway at approximately 55 m... |
| Oct 22, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2016 Ford Transit. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 19... |
| Oct 9, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | The contact owns a 2016 Ford Transit. The contact stated that while driving at 40 MPH, she heard an ... |
| Sep 1, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | Had driveshaft parts replaced on recall. After recall, driveshaft produced an obtrusive rpm-proporti... |
| Aug 24, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | My ford van has vibrations between 20-40 miles. Many other ford transits has recalls for this. The i... |