2019 Ford Fiesta problems
Owners have filed 129 complaints about the 2019 Ford Fiesta with NHTSA. Back over prevention accounts for 24% of them, narrowly the most common, ahead of power train at 16.3%.
Complaints129
Crashes16
Fires1
Injuries10
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Back over prevention 24.0% · 31
Power train 16.3% · 21
Unknown or other 13.2% · 17
Electrical system 8.5% · 11
Engine 7.8% · 10
Service brakes 7.8% · 10
Air bags 6.2% · 8
Vehicle speed control 3.1% · 4
Severity
Of those complaints, 16 describe a crash, 1 describe a fire and 10 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 8 model years of the Ford Fiesta in this data, 2019 draws comparatively few complaints; 2011 is the outlier year.
Filings are rising, 88 in the last three years against 30 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 51,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2019 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated that while reversing, the rear-view camera became inoperable. The contact stated that the camera image display was flickering. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for further assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000. Back over prevention · reported at 150,000 miles
The contact owns a 2019 Ford Fiesta. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to perform the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were still unavailable. Back over prevention
I had slammed on my breaks to avoid rear ending someone and I slid down the bridge and ended up rearending them. My front end was smashed up but no airbags deployed. My wife was driving our 2018 Ford Fiesta hatchback and totaled the front in by hitting a pole and the air bags did not deploy as well. We are highly dissatisfied that the airbags have yet to deploy when they should. Air bags
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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