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What 32 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Ford Transit

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (32)Crash / fire / injury (3)Transmission & drivetrain (7)Engine (5)Body & structure (4)Brakes (3)Electrical system (3)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (3)Lights (2)Speed control (2)Airbags (1)Fuel system (1)

1 of 32 complaints match · Lights · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Oct 8, 2015LightsCrash

MY SPOUSE REAR ENDED THE ABOVE VEHICLE. SHE SAYS THAT THE STOP LIGHTS WERE VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE WHEN IN FULL SUN. INCIDENT OCCURRED IN SLOW AND GO TRAFFIC ON A FREEWAY. WHEN EXCHANGING INFORMATION WITH THE DRIVER, HE STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN REAR ENDED JUST RECENTLY DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM.

NHTSA ODI 10780902

Working with the data? Download all 32 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 19, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2013 Ford Transit verdict →