Ford C-Max 2012

2012 Ford C-Max: what owners report

• German breakdown data singles out early second-generation cars: ADAC names failed injectors on 2011-2012 cars and alternators on 2010 and 2012 cars, and German press adds flat batteries on 2010-2013 cars; later cars fare better.2010–2013
• French press reports many cases of injectors seizing early on second-generation 115 hp TDCi diesels, causing jerking and power loss, and German breakdown data also names faulty injectors.2010–2019
• Owners report clutch and gearbox trouble such as jerky shifts and power loss on gear changes, and a recall covered cracking clutch pressure plates on cars built from August 2012 to June 2016.2012–2016
• At the German TÜV the second generation fails on front and rear lighting more than average, and fails the emissions test far more often at every age.2010–2019