While sharing the name of the full size Transit and Transit Custom, the Transit Courier shares the global B platform with the Ford Fiesta and B-Max. Its front styling is similar to the Fiesta, while its dashboard is shared with the B-Max.

The radio system was either the basic Ford radio with no screen or the Ford or Sony Sync 1 system. If the hazard warning switch is built into the factory radio. If this is removed then a replacement switch is required.