MODELYEARINDEX

Ford Fiesta

2,357 complaints across 9 scored model years and 12 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Ford Fiesta Full report
F
Grade 2011–2019
2013 vs model median 3.1×
Model median3× median
Drivetrain 262
Body & Interior 89
Engine 82
Avoid

2011 · 2013

Best

2017 · 2018

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Year Complaint volume vs median Reports Grade
2011
2.93× 523 F
2012
2.58× 495 F
2013
3.15× 588 F
2014
1.97× 340 F
2015
1.00× 170 C
2016
0.79× 119 B
2017
0.39× 57 A
2018
0.20× 31 A
2019
0.26× 34 A

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

Combined MPG30.5
City / Highway27 / 36
Engine1.6L, 4 cyl
DriveFront-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost$2,025

Recalls

12 campaigns on record.

Campaign Component Model years Units affected
20V331000 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH 2011–2014 2,147,323
25V695000 BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA 2019 1,448,655
15V246000 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH 2011–2014 456,440
20V177000 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH 2014, 2015 288,110
17V209000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE 2014, 2015 208,584
17V210000 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH 2014 191,432
12V488000 AIR BAGS 2011–2013 154,471
15V005000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP 2014, 2015 54,543

+ 4 further campaigns

Others in Subcompact Cars

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Model Years to avoid Grade
Chevrolet Aveo
none flagged
B
Chevrolet Sonic
20122013
C
Chevrolet Spark
20132014
B
Fiat 500
20122014
C
Fiat 500L
2014
C
Honda FIT
20132015
C
Hyundai Accent
20122013
C
Hyundai Ioniq
none flagged
B

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2013 Fiesta
Complaints in window
588
Severity-weighted
828
Model median (weighted)
263
vs model median
3.15×
Recall campaigns (weighted)
3
Open investigations
0
Score 17.5 F