2015 Ford Fiesta: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 357 complaints
357
Total Complaints
50,000mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN
Top Issue
28
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

20,000 25th Percentile
50,000 Median Mileage
80,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN
90
ENGINE
67
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
40
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
34
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
16
AIR BAGS
14
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
13
STRUCTURE:BODY
11
SERVICE BRAKES
9
STEERING
6

Severity Assessment

28
Crashes
0
Fires
42
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"01/19/2015 MY BOYFRIEND HAD DRIVEN MY CAR TO THE STORE, ABOUT ONE MILE FROM MY HOME. ABOUT 10:40 PM. RECEIPT SHOWS THAT HE HAD CHECKED OUT AT 10:53 PM. HE TELLS ME THAT HE ENTERED MY CAR ABOUT 3 MINUTES LATER, BECAUSE IT WAS PARKED CLOSE TO THE STORE, HE LOADED THE SHOPPING BAGS INTO THE TRUNK ..."
"THIS ALL CAME ABOUT AT 11:30 PM WHEN LEAVING THE WORK PLACE THE CAR WOULD NOT PROVIDE HEATING TO THE DEFROSTERS OR OTHER AREAS AFTER THE ENGINE WAS AT OPERATING TEMP. THE OUTSIDE TEMP WAS AT MINUS SIX AND WIND CHILL BELOW THAT NUMBER.THE CAR WAS DRIVEN HOME A DISTANCE OF FIVE PLUS MILES WITH THE WIN..."
"THIS ALL CAME ABOUT AT 11:30 PM WHEN LEAVING THE WORK PLACE THE CAR WOULD NOT PROVIDE HEATING TO THE DEFROSTERS OR OTHER AREAS AFTER THE ENGINE WAS AT OPERATING TEMP. THE OUTSIDE TEMP WAS AT MINUS SIX AND WIND CHILL BELOW THAT NUMBER.THE CAR WAS DRIVEN HOME A DISTANCE OF FIVE PLUS MILES WITH THE WIN..."

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

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