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2021 Ford Ranger transmission problems

The 2021 Ford Ranger has 49 transmission complaints filed with NHTSA — 33% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

49

Transmission complaints

33%

Share of year

2

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Transmission complaints by year

Ranger transmission complaints by model year89 complaints1983: 1 complaints1985: 5 complaints1986: 2 complaints1987: 1 complaints1988: 11 complaints1989: 8 complaints1990: 11 complaints1991: 14 complaints1992: 14 complaints1993: 21 complaints1994: 51 complaints1995: 24 complaints1996: 31 complaints1997: 44 complaints1998: 68 complaints1999: 74 complaints2000: 71 complaints2001: 57 complaints2002: 64 complaints2003: 17 complaints2004: 27 complaints2005: 8 complaints2006: 4 complaints2007: 2 complaints2008: 1 complaints2009: 4 complaints2010: 3 complaints2011: 5 complaints2019: 89 complaints2020: 43 complaints2021: 49 complaints2022: 15 complaints2023: 5 complaints2024: 16 complaints2025: 7 complaints
Ranger transmission complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“2021 Ford Ranger Transmission slipping during driving . causes vehicle to jerk during shifting in gear 3, 4, 7, which causes the vehicle to jerk also during down shifting it shifts very hard. i looked online and apparently ford will not issue a recall because they will lose money on all the repairs…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Transmission · January 24, 2025 · crash · fire

Common questions

How many transmission complaints does the 2021 Ford Ranger have?

NHTSA has 49 complaints about the 2021 Ford Ranger transmission — 33% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.