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What 55 owners told NHTSA about the 2018 Ford Transit Van Bev

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 (55)Crash / fire / injury (5)Engine (14)Transmission & drivetrain (11)Body & structure (8)Electrical system (8)Fuel system (4)Wheels (4)Backup camera & sensors (2)Brakes (2)Engine & cooling (2)Seat belts (2)

4 of 55 complaints match · Fuel system · clear filters

Nov 15, 2023Electrical systemEngineFuel system

The vehicle goes into "limp" mode at random and without warning. The driver loses the ability to accelerate even though the engine remains on. This poses a serious safety risk to the driver, passenger and all other drivers on the highway when the driver has lost mechanical control and has to coast to the side of the road out of traffic. This began happening only after 37,000 miles. The throttle body was replaced, however, this is a reoccurring issue on other vehicles of the same type in my fleet posing a major safety threat to my employees and bystanders.

NHTSA ODI 11555253

Jul 6, 2021Fuel system

After two or three hours driving in the high way show in the dashboard panel "TRANSMISSION SERVICE REQUIRED" and lose power it means "traction" driving from 60 MPH goes under 40 MPH

NHTSA ODI 11423584

Dec 28, 2020EngineFuel system

DIESEL ENGINE FAILS CATASTROPHICALLY ON HIGHWAY IN MOTION--FIRST A BLOWN PISTON AT 78K MILES, TURBO FAILED WITHIN 5K MILES OF ENGINE. PRIOR TO THESE FAILURES, BOTH THIS TRUCK AND IT'S TWIN(BOUGHT IDENTICALLY TOGETHER) DEVELOPED LEAKS IN THE RADIATORS...SAME LOCATION. THE SISTER TRUCK IS NOW AT A FORD DEALER WITH A BLOWN ENGINE

NHTSA ODI 11385232

Dec 15, 2020Body & structureFuel system

FUEL DOOR BROKEN AT UPPER HINGE. VERY COMMON PART FAILURE FORD WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE.

NHTSA ODI 11383558

Working with the data? Download all 55 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 14, 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 2018 Ford Transit Van Bev verdict →