Where each one leads
Ford Transit
- Against cars of the same year, the Ford Transit comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 41% less often than average) than the GMC Safari (fails 23% less often than average).
GMC Safari
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Ford Transit | GMC Safari | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1999–2027 | 1985–2005 |
| New cars registered in Europe | 185,348 (2010–2022) | — |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 6,363 | — |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 9,545 | — |
| In traffic in Finland | 2,890 | — |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Ford Transit | GMC Safari | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 67% | — |
| … against cars of the same age | −11% | — |
| New York safety inspections failed | 0.8% | 1.5% |
| … against cars of the same year | −41% | −23% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 11.9% | — |
| US owner complaints | 790 | 1,135 |
| Most complaints about | Power train | Service brakes, hydraulic |
| Model year with most complaints | 2015 (193) | 1995 (195) |
| US recall campaigns | 65 | 15 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 1,404 | 2,614 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 4 | 38 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Ford Transit | GMC Safari | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | — | 14.4 l/100 km (2005) |
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel | 9.3 l/100 km | — |
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel hybrid | 9.1 l/100 km | — |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 205 g/km | — |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 96 kW (128 hp) | — |
| Average mass in running order | 2,195 kg | — |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €47,060 | — |
| Average odometer in Finland | 248,000 km | — |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).