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What 7 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 Ford C-max

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 (7)Backup camera & sensors (2)Brakes (1)Fuel system (1)Speed control (1)Transmission & drivetrain (1)

1 of 7 complaints match · Fuel system · clear filters

Jul 13, 2018Fuel system

INTERMITTENT INABILITY TO CONTROL SPEED. FINALLY GOT AN ERROR CODE OF P2112 (THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM) WHILE IN MOTION AND VIBRATION BECAUSE THE BATTERY DOES NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY

NHTSA ODI 11111214

Working with the data? Download all 7 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 25, 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 2016 Ford C-max verdict →