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Ford C-Max

Every Ford C-Max model year on file, 2008 to 2018. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years36639 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years112008 to 2018
Recall campaigns12Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins590Summed across model years
By model year

The 2013 model year drew the most complaints, 187, 51% of the model's total

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

05010015020020082009201020112012201318720142015201620172018
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Electrical system leads the Ford C-Max complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
85
Powertrain
70
Steering
64
Engine and cooling
27
Structure
18
Fuel system
16
Airbags
16
Speed control
16
Back-over prevention
15
Brakes
14
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
2014Hatchback8013.86678294
2013Hatchback1874.81,1698288
2012Not decoded0NoneNone003
2011Not decoded0NoneNone003
2010Not decoded0NoneNone003
2009Not decoded0NoneNone002
2008Not decoded0NoneNone002
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
  • 14V-597 Sep 26, 2014
    Coating on portions of the Restraint Control Module (RCM) may crack, and when exposed to humidity, circuits on the printed circuit board may short
    Airbags · 747k vehicles
  • 14V-514 Aug 22, 2014
    Affected vehicles may have steering gears that were incorrectly assembled
    Steering · 508 vehicles
  • 14V-237 May 7, 2014
    In the affected vehicles, the restraint control module (RCM) may have errors in the programming software which may result in a delayed deployment…
    Airbags · 595k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.