1993 Ford Festiva: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 24 complaints
24
Total Complaints
SEAT BELTS
Top Issue
0
Crash Reports

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SEAT BELTS
5
TIRES
3
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
1
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
1
SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE
1
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1
SUSPENSION:FRONT
1
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
1

Severity Assessment

0
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"SHOULDER BELT DISENGAGES IN TRANSIT OR REFUSES TO UNDO OR STRANGLES PERSON. TT"
"LEFT FRONT BEARING MALFUNCTIONS AND WHEEL SEIZES. REPAIRED ELEVEN TIMES. TT"
"YOKOHOMA TIRE BLEW OUT, SHREADING TIRE/BENDING RIM."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

OH: 7 WI: 3 MI: 3 CA: 2 NY: 1 TX: 1 00: 1 IA: 1 FL: 1 MD: 1

Who Files Complaints?

33.3%
Original Owners
66.7%
Second+ Owners

Ford Festiva — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
1990221
1991224
1992215

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28