Faults:

Clutch at 60,000 miles (most expensive). And feels like it needs another new one!

Oil leaking from somewhere now.

EGR valve.

Battery and alternator failed leaving me stranded at around 75,000 miles.

...and the A/C is not working anymore, plus consumable parts replaced at various services and MOT's.

Rear door a bit stiff, but it does get heavy use.

General Comments:

Bought these vans for work and used them for many years. We had a 2004 Transit Connect and then a 2006 model, and those were some of the most unreliable vehicles ever at our work. But when they were finished the reason we kept with Ford is they have generally been OK with us and we have been buying vans from them since the Ford Escort days.

This 2016 Transit Connect is a huge leap forward from the earlier vans. It still feels very modern. Easily as good as Vauxhall's Combo Van or whatever you want to compare it to.

1.6 TDCi is a decent engine, does around 50 mpg even when loaded, though it does feel a little strained on hills.

Drives OK. Plenty of space in back for tools/equipment whatever your business. Up front the interior is not as comfortable as you might think. A bit too noisy on the move also. In short, refinement is still not a strong point.

Had some expensive repairs, to be fair some of them are acceptable for the mileage, though I just don't think this van is quite as good as others in regards reliability or whatever else, it's pretty average in all departments. Time to move on soon - might be time to try another manufacturer for commercial vehicles.

Faults:

Maintained mostly by company, to my knowledge there has been no major problems beyond the usual consumables. Boss did mentioned he had some issues when first bought at the dealer and the van was in for some warranty work.

General Comments:

Transit Connect is basically a smaller Transit van - I believe this replaced the Escort van.

Have used this for a while now for work and put serious mileage on it. Very comfortable and the car like to drive. Rear has plenty of space for tools despite being the crew van with extra seats.

Biggest disappointment is the 1.8 TDCi engine - it is neither fast nor economical. Official figures say 46 mpg but this is poor in itself, and it really struggles for this figure (40 mpg is more likely in reality) not good for modern diesel; I had a Combo van from Vauxhall before this, and it was an older version, but easily managed 50 mpg.

Overall though the van does the job asked of it if a little under par by some other similar rival van standards. I'd get the later updated version 2 van (introduced in 2013) in all honesty if you are thinking of buying one for yourself, this version has been about since 2002 and is showing its age.

Faults:

Absolutely nothing, rock solid all the way, bar a front anti roll bar bush failed, giving rise to the classic front knocking over bumps.

Bought a new pair of bushes on eBay for 24 quid, took 45 minutes to change both sides, very easy job.

General Comments:

A pleasure to own, cheap to run and insure. It's basic, but totally reliable... in fact this van has been the single most rock solid reliable motor I have ever owned. 100,000 miles, MOT upon MOT, without so much as a sniff. Can't understand people's performance issues. Mine is the older 75 bhp TDDI engine, and it chugs along fully laden at 85 all day, every day.

No comfort issues with the seats, and I added a cheap bass tube subwoofer speaker thingy to beef up the bass on the stereo, and it works a treat.

Overall, very very pleased, and never let me down in any way, shape or form, not once, never ever ever!!! I love the damn thing, I even wash it!