2016 Ford C-MAX

US Recalls

NHTSA Recall US

• 25V695000 2025-10-13

  Recall 25V695000

  Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2019 Flex, 2015 Explorer, Lincoln MKT, Lincoln MKZ, 2015-2016 C-Max, Escape, Taurus, 2016 Fusion, 2018-2019 Taurus, 2019 Lincoln MKT, Fiesta, and 2020 Mustang vehicles. The rearview camera may display a distorted, intermittent, or blank image when the vehicle is in reverse.

  Recorded model years: 2016

• 22V413000 2022-06-10

  Recall 22V413000

  Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013-2019 Escape, 2013-2018 C-Max, 2013-2016 Fusion, 2013-2021 Transit Connect, and 2015-2018 Edge vehicles. The bushing that attaches the shifter cable to the transmission may degrade or detach.

  Recorded model years: 2016

• 17V052000 2017-01-24

  Recall 17V052000

  Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2016 Focus and C-Max vehicles. The floor pan may have improperly welded left-hand apron joints.

  Recorded model years: 2016

A further 12 records exist for the Ford C-MAX where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

Campaign applicability can depend on build date, equipment and market, and a remedy may already have been completed. Confirm any campaign against the official record using the VIN.

Manufacturer Bulletins

NHTSA Manufacturer Communication US

• 11029052 2026-02-24

  SSM 54601

  Ford and Lincoln vehicles equipped with wired keyless entry keypad systems and accessory wireless keyless entry keypad systems may or may not come with a wallet card containing the master code. Unlike the integrated wired keypad, the accessory wireless keypad master code cannot be retrieved from the vehicle using a diagnostic scan tool or from the label printed on the…

  Recorded model years: 2016

• 11025837 2025-11-26

  TSB 25-2570

  This article supersedes TSB 24-2165 to update the TSB Service Procedure. Some vehicles listed in the Model statement above may exhibit various SYNC performance related concerns including but not limited to:  Display operation concerns  Navigation inoperative  Voice recognition concerns  Phone connection issues  Dropped phone connections  Applink related performance  Travel Link not present or…

  Recorded model years: 2016

• 11025611 2025-11-12

  SSM 54366

  Some 2015-2021 Ford and Lincoln vehicles may exhibit an illuminated MIL with diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P0011, P0012, P0014, P0015, P0016, P0017, P0018, P0019, P0021, P0022, P0024 and/or P0025. Pinpoint test HK in the Powertrain Control and Emissions Diagnosis (PC/ED) or in Section 303-14 of the Workshop Manual (WSM) has been updated to address this concern.

  Recorded model years: 2016

Showing 3 of 140 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 239 records exist for the Ford C-MAX where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

A manufacturer communication is service guidance issued to dealers. It is not a safety recall, and its existence does not mean this vehicle has the described condition.

Investigations

NHTSA Investigation US

• DP22005 2023-01-27

  Pedestrian alert sounds

  NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid…

  Recorded model years: 2016

A further 3 records exist for the Ford C-MAX where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

An investigation records that a regulator reviewed a suspected defect. It is not itself a finding of defect and not a recall.

Canada Recalls

Transport Canada Recall CA

• 2022311 2022-06-13

  Transport Canada recall 2022311

  Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.

  Recorded model years: 2016

A further 10 records exist for the Ford C-MAX where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

Canadian campaigns are recorded separately from US campaigns and do not imply one another.

Consumer Complaints

NHTSA Complaint US

53 complaint records in the dataset for this vehicle and year.

Outcomes stated in those reports

• reports mentioning a crash 7
• reports mentioning a fire 1
• reported injuries 7

Outcomes as stated by the person who filed the report. They are not verified, not adjudicated, and carry no exposure denominator, so they cannot be turned into a rate.

By system

• Electrical system15 (21.7%)Official recall records for this system: 4, covering model years 2013–2015.
• Driver-assistance systems10 (14.5%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 2015–2016.
• Powertrain (transmission & drivetrain)7 (10.1%)Official recall records for this system: 4, covering model years 2013–2018.
• Engine4 (5.8%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 2015.
• Brakes3 (4.3%)
• Speed control & accelerator3 (4.3%)
• Steering3 (4.3%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 2014.
• Tires & wheels3 (4.3%)

Other / uncategorized: 8 classifications (11.6%) were not assigned to a specific system by the source. They are counted but not treated as an issue area.

A single report can name several systems, so these figures overlap and must not be added together — their sum is larger than the report total above.

A further 502 complaint records exist for this vehicle where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

These are owner-submitted allegations, not confirmed defects. Counts are record counts in the dataset. No exposure denominator exists, so no failure rate or reliability score can be derived from them.