Ford S-Max

Ford S-Max
Photo: Wikimedia Commons

The Ford S-Max is a diesel-powered multi-purpose vehicle producing 140 kW with COโ‚‚ emissions of 177 g/km and a kerb weight of 1,984 kg. In Norway, the model saw strong initial uptake with 274 new registrations in 2019, though interest declined sharply to just 2 registrations by 2022, totalling 337 vehicles across the 2019โ€“2022 period. The vehicle has been subject to 3 recalls recorded in the EU Safety Gate database.

Technical data
ManufacturerFord
Body typeMPV

New registrations in Norway

Number of Ford S-Max registered for the first time in Norway per year.

Ford S-Max first registrations in Norway per year
2019274
202048
202113
20222

Source: EEA COโ‚‚ monitoring (CC BY 4.0).

New registrations by country (2025)

Number of Ford S-Max cars registered for the first time across 2 European countries in 2025.

CountryRegistrations
United Kingdom29
Ireland1

Source: EEA COโ‚‚ monitoring (CC BY 4.0), 2025 data.

Engine variants

Different engine versions of the Ford S-Max (from registration data). 8 variants.

Engine variants for Ford S-Max
EngineFuelTransmissionTop speedEconomyModel year
1.5 l ยท 4-cylโ€“โ€“201 km/hโ€“โ€“
1.6 l ยท 4-cylโ€“โ€“202 km/hโ€“โ€“
1.8 l ยท 4-cylโ€“โ€“190 km/hโ€“โ€“
2.0 l ยท 4-cylโ€“โ€“218 km/hโ€“โ€“
2.2 l ยท 4-cylโ€“โ€“216 km/hโ€“โ€“
2.3 l ยท 4-cylโ€“โ€“194 km/hโ€“โ€“
2.5 l ยท 4-cylโ€“โ€“185 km/hโ€“โ€“
2.5 l ยท 5-cylโ€“โ€“230 km/hโ€“โ€“

Source: RDW (NL). European engine variants.

Other Ford models

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Recalls & safety

3 recalls recorded in the EU Safety Gate (European market) for the Ford S-Max. Recalls can flag known weaknesses of the model.

  • Passenger carEU ยท Safety Gate (Poland)

    The product does not comply with the requirements laid down in the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.

    EU Safety Gate ยท alerted 2021-10-01

  • Passenger carEU ยท Safety Gate (Germany)

    EU Safety Gate ยท alerted 2021-02-26

  • Passenger carEU ยท Safety Gate (Germany)

    EU Safety Gate ยท alerted 2020-03-27

Sources: EU Safety Gate (European market) and NHTSA (US market). See all Ford recalls.