Safety Score
91
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
47
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2015 Ford C-max.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I am filing a formal safety complaint regarding NHTSA Recall 25V695 / Ford Recall 25S49 on my 2015 Ford C-MAX (VIN: 1FA… |
| 2025-10-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | NHTSA Complaint Update / Addendum I am submitting this update to my existing complaint regarding Safety Recall 25S49 (… |
| 2025-07-17 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING | No | 0 | There has been no accident yet but this is a safety hazard. My vehicle is under 100,000 miles and the part should be re… |
| 2025-05-23 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | When I went to the garage, I noticed my brake lights were on, but the ignition was not. I tested the car, it started wi… |
| 2025-04-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | The issues that I am having is with the power staring at this. On my way back from dropping off my child I entered the … |
| 2024-11-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Ford 2015 CMax Energi with 41,000 miles. I was driving on a 2 Lane Highway coming to a stoplight and had to press the … |
| 2024-09-05 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | Other vehicle impacted our car driver side at front fender/front door joint, continued rearward to rear fender. Airbags… |
| 2024-08-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Ford C-Max. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact noticed a fai… |
| 2024-04-19 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 3 | Had a front end collision airbags did not deploy car was total |
| 2024-03-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 2 issues 1) back-up camera has started to intermittently fail. Sometimes it displays when you start to back up then go… |
| 2024-03-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | Had a front end collision air bags did not deploy |
| 2023-09-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I bought this vehicle in 2018. For the next 6 years, I lived in an area where I was unable to plug it in to a wall to c… |
| 2023-07-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Ford C-Max. The contact stated that upon shifting to park, the vehicle accelerated forward unin… |
| 2023-07-23 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 1 | The rear drivers side door opened unexpectedly going around a turn and did not re-latch after it was closed. The door o… |
| 2023-06-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | A low rumbling noise seemingly situated at the right front (passenger) tire started with no warning approximately two m… |
| 2022-11-25 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Ford C-MAX Hybrid. The contact stated that when she entered the vehicle, she noticed the rear p… |
| 2022-10-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Outside brake lights stayed on after car was turned off. I see recalls on other 2015 Ford models for the same issue bu… |
| 2022-09-19 | WHEELS | No | 0 | lug nuts deteriorating |
| 2022-06-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | As I was driving I lost power steering and almost crashed the car. A red alert and sound on the dashboard told me “stee… |
| 2022-02-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | I was driving on the freeway when my power steering failed. Ford has switched to an Electronic Steering Control system… |
| 2022-01-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Ford C-Max. The contact stated while driving approximately 5 MPH, shifting from 1st to 2nd gear… |
| 2021-12-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 120 v0lt charger overheated now the unit will not charge the car same as the recalled units on 2013, 2014, 20… |
| 2021-12-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Ford C-Max. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle it was discovered that the horn … |
| 2021-09-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Ford Cmax energi tire punctured by a nail. Took the car to a tire dealer who was unable to remove the tire because the … |
| 2021-04-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR HAS FAILED FIVE TIMES AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. ON TWO OCCASIONS WHEN THIS SENSOR FAILE… |
| 2021-02-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE AUTOMATIC LIFTGATE WILL UNLOCK AND OPEN WHEN THE BUTTON IS NOT PRESSED AND WHEN NO ONE IS OUTSIDE THE BACK OF THE C… |
| 2020-12-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE HATCHBACK DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. IT WAS CLOSE, BUT THEN NOT LATCH. AT TIME, IT SEEMS IT HAS CLOSED AND LAT… |
| 2020-11-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG COVER UNDER STEERING COLUMN IS NOT ATTACHED |
| 2020-08-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN PARKING OR STOPING, TURNING THE KEY OFF, REMOVING THE KEY THE ENGINE WILL KEEP RUNNING. THIS WAS REPORTED TO FORD … |
| 2020-07-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD C-MAX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE LO… |
| 2020-02-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE REAR HATCH LATCH BEGAN TRIGGERING ON ITS OWN. I INSPECTED THE MECHANISM AND FOUND THE HATCH ELECTRONICS ARE NOT SEA… |
| 2020-01-30 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD C-MAX HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SHE WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT HER VEHICLE WAS… |
| 2019-07-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE PARKING STALL AT THE GROCERY STORE AS WE PULLED OUT A MESSAGE CAME … |
| 2019-04-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN STARTING THE CAR ONE DAY, I GOT A MESSAGE ON THE DASHBOARD THAT THERE WAS A POWER ASSIST STEERING FAILURE - STEERI… |
| 2019-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD C-MAX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN NON-ECO MODE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MA… |
| 2019-03-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | AT APPROXIMATELY 46,000 MILES I WAS DRIVING ON A FREEWAY IN THE RAIN AND FELT THE STEERING WAS A LITTLE "JERKY" I THO… |
| 2019-01-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | 2015 FORD C-MAX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED UPON ALLOWING THE VE… |
| 2019-01-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CHARGING CORD OVERHEATED AND MELTED AT THE PLUG. RECALL IN PLACE ON THIS ITEM, BUT FORD SPECIFICALLY MENTIONS IN RECAL… |
| 2018-10-10 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD C-MAX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V592000 (EQUIPMEN… |
| 2018-09-01 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Ford C-MAX. The contact stated that the red hazard light would intermittently appear on the cha… |
| 2017-09-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | DRIVING MY 2015 FORD C-MAX AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOSE POWER. I PRESS THE GAS AND NOTHING. I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A INTER… |
| 2017-07-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE IS NOT HOLDING EV NOW/LATER MODES CAUSING UNEXPECTED BATTERY USAGE AND FUEL CONSUMPTION. AN EXAMPLE IS TRAVELIN… |
| 2017-05-22 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | IT IS ACCELERATING TO FAST AFTER LETTING FOOT OFF GAS PEDAL. |
| 2017-02-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 1. ON TAKING A TRIP FROM PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL TO INDIANAPOLIS, IN THIS CMAX WAS PARKED & LOCKED IN THE NORTHWEST FLOR… |
| 2016-08-13 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 0 | REVERSE GEAR SETTING ACTUALLY PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AFTER STARTING THE PARKED CAR ND ATTEMPTING TO BACK OUT OFPARKING SP… |
| 2015-12-15 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN. I WAS STRUCK BY A VEHICLE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE IMPACT WAS TO THE FRONT PASS… |
| 2015-10-16 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF AN EXPRESSWAY TRAVELING AT 70 MPH WHEN A RED WARNING DISPLAYED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF … |