Ford Fiesta owners have reported a total of 4,329 problems for their cars built in the 11 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Ford Fiesta. The 2011 Ford Fiesta cars have the most problems reported (1,031 problems).
| Model Year | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| 2019 Fiesta | |
| 2018 Fiesta | |
| 2017 Fiesta | |
| 2016 Fiesta | |
| 2015 Fiesta | |
| 2014 Fiesta | |
| 2013 Fiesta | |
| 2012 Fiesta | |
| 2011 Fiesta | |
| 2002 Fiesta | |
| 2001 Fiesta |
The following chart shows the 27 most common problems for Ford Fiesta cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's power train (1,467 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (548 problems).
It would not be fair to compare the Ford Fiesta of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across Fiesta model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.
PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,
where P = total problems reported during the life of a Ford Fiesta model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).
The results are shown in Table 3.
Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Ford Fiesta is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.
| Model Year | Problems Reported |
|---|---|
| 2019 Fiesta | |
| 2018 Fiesta | |
| 2017 Fiesta | |
| 2016 Fiesta | |
| 2015 Fiesta | |
| 2014 Fiesta | |
| 2013 Fiesta | |
| 2012 Fiesta | |
| 2011 Fiesta |
| ☘ Fiesta Service Bulletins |
| ⚑ Fiesta Safety Recalls |
| ☤ Fiesta Defect Investigations |
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