Ford Transit Connect Transit Connect Mk2 (2013–2022) TCONNECT-MK2
The second-generation Transit Connect (2013-2022) was built at Almussafes, Spain; no evidence of Russian-market local assembly was found, and it was explicitly excluded from Ford Sollers' 2019 Elabuga restructuring that kept only the full-size Transit.
Its 1.0 EcoBoost engine carries the same documented cylinder-head coolant-intrusion risk confirmed on other Fox-family applications, and this exact van/engine/transmission combination is separately named in a real UK DVSA recall for clutch-pressure-plate fracture on manual-gearbox EcoBoost vans built August 2012 to June 2016; the 1.5 EcoBlue diesel introduced in the 2018 facelift needs its own service-history check.
Assessing an individual example means confirming engine, gearbox and build date from the documents and VIN before applying either check.
Known issues
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Engines & reliability
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Pre-purchase checklist
- ☐Pressure-test the cooling system and check for a slow pressure drop with no visible external leak; pull the dipstick and filler cap and check for a milky emulsion; a workshop can confirm with a UV-dye coolant trace or a borescope inspection of the cylinder head for micro-cracks
- ☐For a 1.0 EcoBoost manual van built Aug2012-Jun2016, check the DVSA recall status by VIN for the clutch-pressure-plate campaign (R/2018/194)