2019 Ford Fiesta: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 97 complaints
97
Total Complaints
50,000mi
Median Mileage
BACK OVER PREVENTION
Top Issue
14
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

23,626 25th Percentile
50,000 Median Mileage
75,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

BACK OVER PREVENTION
21
POWER TRAIN
20
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
9
SERVICE BRAKES
8
AIR BAGS
8
ENGINE
8
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
5
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
4
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2

Severity Assessment

14
Crashes
1
Fires
10
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWERSHIFT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IT'S VERY SLUGGISH WHEN SHIFTING WHEN YOU TAP THE ACCELERATOR WITH YOUR FOOT AFTER BEING AT A STOP SIGN THE CAR JOLTS LIKE PREVIOUS YEAR AND MODELS OF THIS CAR"
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DECELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS RELEASED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE RPMS WERE AT 1,100. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THERE WAS A DELAY, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD, AND THE RPMS D..."
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DECELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS RELEASED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE RPMS WERE AT 1,100. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THERE WAS A DELAY, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD, AND THE RPMS D..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

BACK OVER PREVENTION 21 complaints
25th: 31,500 mi Median: 51,500 mi 75th: 95,000 mi
POWER TRAIN 20 complaints
25th: 34,500 mi Median: 63,824 mi 75th: 71,250 mi
SERVICE BRAKES 8 complaints
Median: 5,100 mi
AIR BAGS 8 complaints
25th: 27,500 mi Median: 35,400 mi 75th: 53,350 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

TX: 14 FL: 14 PA: 8 OH: 8 NC: 6 TN: 5 AL: 5 VA: 4 NY: 4 NJ: 3

Who Files Complaints?

2.1%
Original Owners
97.9%
Second+ Owners

Ford Fiesta — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
2011103652
201283218
201391319
201464937
201535728
201625318
201710412
2018465

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