2010 Ford TRANSIT CONNECT WAGON - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2010 Ford Transit Connect Wagon does not have an overall safety rating available. In terms of specific crash ratings, it received a high score of 5 in the front crash driver side and side crash driver side categories, and a score of 4 in the front crash passenger side category. The rollover rating is 3 out of 5. This model offers optional electronic stability control but does not have forward collision warning or lane departure warning systems.

Furthermore, there have been 40 complaints reported for this vehicle and it has been subject to 2 recalls. Overall, while the Ford Transit Connect Wagon shows good performance in certain crash tests, the lack of an overall safety rating and the number of complaints and recalls raise some concerns about its safety and reliability. Drivers may want to consider these factors when making a decision about purchasing this vehicle.

Top stats at a glance

Complaint Count

40

Recall Count

2

Investigation Count

0

Safety Rating

Not Rated

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Safety Features

2010 Ford Transit Connect Wagon Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2010 Ford Transit Connect Wagon

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC is an advanced safety feature in vehicles designed to help drivers maintain control during challenging driving conditions. By continuously monitoring various factors such as steering angle, vehicle speed, and individual wheel speeds, ESC can detect and reduce the risk of skidding or loss of control. It achieves this by automatically applying brakes to specific wheels to stabilize the vehicle.

Optional
Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is a safety feature in vehicles that helps prevent frontal collisions by alerting the driver of an imminent collision with a vehicle or obstacle ahead. Using sensors such as radar or cameras, FCW monitors the distance and speed of vehicles in front, and if it detects a potential collision, it provides visual and/or auditory warnings to prompt the driver to take evasive action.

No
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is a safety feature in vehicles that alerts drivers when their vehicle unintentionally drifts out of its lane without signaling. Utilizing cameras or sensors to monitor lane markings on the road, LDW detects when the vehicle crosses these lines and triggers visual, auditory, or haptic alerts to notify the driver of potential lane departure.

No

2010 Ford Transit Connect Wagon Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2010 Ford Transit Connect Wagon Where possible we've included the ratings for the oldest and latest models of this car so you can compare how the safety ratings have changed over time.

Frontal Crash Ratings

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Test 2010 Score 2023 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating Not Rated 4
Front Crash Driver Side Rating 5 5
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating 4 4

Side Crash Ratings

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Test 2010 Score 2023 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating Not Rated 5
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating 5 5
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front Not Rated 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear Not Rated 5
Overall Side Barrier Rating Not Rated 5

Rollover Ratings

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Test 2010 Score 2023 Score
Rollover Rating Not Rated 4
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result No Tip
Side Pole Crash Rating Not Rated 5

Complaints for the 2010 Ford TRANSIT CONNECT WAGON

This chart show the number of complaints for each car component. A Higher number of complaints could indicate that this car might have a common fault. Something to look out for when purchasing one.

Component Complaints

Choose a component to see what complaints people have made about them.

Complaint:
"the power door actuator stops working or works but has a strange grinding sound. the power door lock will remain locked, cannot be unlocked manually, and requires the key fob unlock to exit the vehicle."
Components Involved: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2018-02-07

Complaint:
"tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford transit connect. the contact stated that the door lock actuator failed. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. the failure mileage was 30,000. updated 01/27/17*lj *cn"
Components Involved: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2017-12-11

Complaint:
"tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford transit connect. the contact stated that when attempting to exit the vehicle, the driver side door failed to unlock utilizing the key fob or the handle. the contact had to exit the vehicle utilizing the passenger side door. the contact called the dealer and was notified that there were no recalls on the door lock actuator. the vehicle was driven then to an independent mechanic that replaced the door lock actuator. the failed occurred on twenty-five occasions. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 216,000."
Components Involved: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2017-05-04

Complaint:
"vehicle cooling fan inoperative, due to blowing fuses. found resistor and harness burnt. replaced cooling fan assembly and it happened again. *tr"
Components Involved: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2013-02-12

Complaint:
"after the vehicle sat for an unknown period of time, attempts to re-start the vehicle failed due to the apparent loss of programming in the pcm modules. ford has recognized this issue by apparently a tsb, per the dealer, that the vehicle must be started every 15 days or this may happen. at no time was this issue relayed on any level to the end-user of the vehicle, yet, ford expects the end-user of the vehicle to absorb the cost of re-programming. i feel strongly that as this is a recognized issue that upon the first trouble call should be compensated by ford. furthermore i feel that ford should be informing the consumer of this issue. tt"
Components Involved: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2014-01-01

FORD Overall Complaint Ranking

This table shows the ranking of car manufacturers when it comes to most complaints and recalls. The manufacturer with the most complaints is at the top. However this doesn't necassarily mean they should be avoided. Some manufacturers might just have more popular or affordable cars which a lot of people have bought. Which means there's more scope for a complaint to be made. Use the ranking table below as a part your wider research into buying a car.

FORD ranks 1 out of 44 in the complaints ranking table.

Manufacturer Complaint Count Recall Count Ranking
FORD 208,358 3,259 1
CHEVROLET 111,306 2,082 2
TOYOTA 81,019 1,852 3
HONDA 61,937 1,268 4
NISSAN 56,226 930 5
DODGE 45,756 827 6
HYUNDAI 44,150 649 7
GMC 34,441 1,410 8
KIA 29,832 501 9
CHRYSLER 27,698 254 10
TESLA 26,230 730 11
BMW 24,890 1,877 12
VOLKSWAGEN 23,125 829 13
MERCEDES-BENZ 19,066 2,925 14
SUBARU 18,513 703 15
MAZDA 10,599 364 16
PONTIAC 10,430 138 17
CADILLAC 9,434 444 18
AUDI 7,865 1,093 19
BUICK 7,851 279 20
SATURN 7,672 84 21
MERCURY 7,374 135 22
LEXUS 6,373 408 23
LINCOLN 5,897 423 24
ACURA 5,722 382 25
MINI 5,585 366 26
INFINITI 4,000 187 27
MITSUBISHI 3,912 397 28
VOLVO 3,875 727 29
PORSCHE 2,646 1,231 30
SUZUKI 2,272 123 31
FIAT 2,205 80 32
SAAB 1,536 76 33
JAGUAR 1,195 198 34
SMART 528 17 35
GENESIS 436 42 36
ISUZU 249 37 37
ALFA ROMEO 161 37 38
MASERATI 76 46 39
BENTLEY 46 159 40
POLESTAR 42 2 41
LUCID 14 6 42
CODA 4 2 43
MAYBACH 0 0 44

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