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Ford Fiesta

Every Ford Fiesta model year on file, 1978 to 2019. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years3,172165 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years221978 to 2019
Recall campaigns12Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins773Summed across model years
By model year

The 2011 model year drew the most complaints, 730, 23% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

020040060080019781980198919961998200020027302012201420162019
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Powertrain leads the Ford Fiesta complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Powertrain
1,498
Engine and cooling
548
Structure
409
Electrical system
339
Speed control
199
Latches and locks
185
Fuel system
161
Airbags
102
Brakes
86
Steering
73
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Ford Fiesta model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Ford Fiesta by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2019Sedan10514.37783040
2018Sedan3511.42920056
2017Sedan7410.84350293
2016Sedan1787.31,27102110
2015Sedan2586.21,6134394
2014Sedan5026.42,51073109
2013Sedan6672.52,0213388
2012Sedan6173.62,0573386
2011Hatchback7305.23,3183385
2002Not decoded10.0100000
2001Not decoded10.0100001
2000Not decoded0NoneNone002
1999Not decoded0NoneNone002
1998Not decoded0NoneNone002
1997Not decoded0NoneNone001
1996Not decoded0NoneNone001
1991Not decoded20.0200000
1989Hatchback10.09000
1988Not decoded10.0100000
1980Not decoded0NoneNone001
1979Not decoded0NoneNone001
1978Not decoded0NoneNone301
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Ford Fiesta

  • 25V-695 Oct 13, 2025
    Rearview camera may display a distorted, intermittent, or blank image when the vehicle is in reverse
    Back-over prevention · 1.45M vehicles
  • 24V-951 Dec 20, 2024
    Rearview camera may intermittently display a blank or distorted image
    Back-over prevention · 31k vehicles
  • 23V-775 Nov 17, 2023
    Component inside the door latches may break, which can make it difficult to latch or possibly allow the doors to open while driving
    Latches and locks · 45k vehicles
  • 20V-331 Jun 8, 2020
    These vehicles were previously recalled and repaired under recalls 15V-246, 16V-643 or 17V-210, however the repair may not have been completed…
    Latches and locks · 2.15M vehicles
  • 20V-177 Mar 23, 2020
    Component within the door latches may break making the doors difficult to latch and/or leading the driver or a passenger to believe a door is…
    Latches and locks · 288k vehicles
  • 19V-629 Aug 28, 2019
    Brake calipers may have been manufactured with the incorrect assembly fluid, which can cause the caliper's rubber seals to swell
    Brakes · 2,624 vehicles
  • 17V-210 Mar 27, 2017
    Component within the door latches may break making the doors difficult to latch and/or leading the driver or a passenger to believe a door is…
    Latches and locks · 191k vehicles
  • 17V-209 Mar 27, 2017
    If the vehicle is started and driven with an insufficient level of coolant within the engine cooling system, the engine cylinder head may…
    Engine and cooling · 209k vehicles
  • 15V-246 Apr 24, 2015
    On April 30, 2015, Ford expanded the recall to cover an additional 119,567 vehicles, including certain model year 2011 Ford Fiestas manufactured…
    Latches and locks · 456k vehicles
  • 15V-005 Jan 9, 2015
    On April 30, 2015, Ford expanded the recall to cover an additional 45,505 vehicles, including certain model year 2014-2015 Ford Transit Connect…
    Fuel system · 55k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.