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Ford C-Max

Every Ford C-Max model year on file, 2015 to 2018. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years9919 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years42015 to 2018
Recall campaigns7Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins395Summed across model years
By model year

The 2015 model year drew the most complaints, 52, 53% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

0204060201552201620172018
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Powertrain leads the Ford C-Max complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Powertrain
15
Electrical system
14
Back-over prevention
12
Steering
11
Airbags
8
Fuel system
7
Speed control
6
Engine and cooling
5
Brakes
5
Visibility and wipers
4
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Ford C-Max model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Ford C-Max by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2018Hatchback1020.0711161
2017Hatchback1520.08810118
2016Hatchback2218.217630128
2015Hatchback5219.23066288
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Ford C-Max

  • 25V-695 Oct 13, 2025
    Rearview camera may display a distorted, intermittent, or blank image when the vehicle is in reverse
    Back-over prevention · 1.45M vehicles
  • 22V-413 Jun 10, 2022
    Bushing that attaches the shifter cable to the transmission may degrade or detach
    Powertrain · 2.93M vehicles
  • 20V-331 Jun 8, 2020
    These vehicles were previously recalled and repaired under recalls 15V-246, 16V-643 or 17V-210, however the repair may not have been completed…
    Latches and locks · 2.15M vehicles
  • 18V-592 Sep 10, 2018
    Cords with part numbers FM58-10B706-AA, FM58-10B706-AB, FM58-10B706-AC, FM58-10B706-AD, FM58-10B706-AE and FM58-10B706-AF were manufactured…
    Equipment · 49k vehicles
  • 17V-052 Jan 24, 2017
    Floor pan may have improperly welded left-hand apron joints
    Structure · 17 vehicles
  • 16V-643 Sep 6, 2016
    Component within the door latches may break, preventing the doors from latching and/or leading the driver or a passenger to believe a door is…
    Latches and locks · 2.05M vehicles
  • 15V-436 Jul 8, 2015
    In the affected vehicles, the engine may continue to run after the key or the START/STOP engine button is turned to off
    Electrical system · 375k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.