MYRModel Year Report

Ford Fiesta — YEARS TO AVOID

Data updated 2026-08-02. Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA.

Avoid: 2011, 2013, 2012, 2014 · Best bets: 2018, 2017, 2019, 2016, 2015

COMPLAINT HISTORY

Complaints per year, Ford Fiesta Bar chart of distinct NHTSA complaints filed per model year, 2019 highlighted. 1988: 1 complaints 1988 1989: 1 complaints 1991: 2 complaints 1991 2001: 1 complaints 2002: 1 complaints 2002 2011: 729 complaints 2012: 616 complaints 2012 2013: 667 complaints 2014: 501 complaints 2014 2015: 257 complaints 2016: 178 complaints 2016 2017: 72 complaints 2018: 35 complaints 2018 2019: 92 complaints 2019
2019: 92 complaints
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YearComplaints
19881
19891
19912
20011
20021
2011729
2012616
2013667
2014501
2015257
2016178
201772
201835
201992

EVERY YEAR, RANKED

YearRankingComplaintsWhy
2019 Recommended 92 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2018 Recommended 35 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2017 Recommended 72 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2016 Recommended 178 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2015 Recommended 257 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2014 Avoid 501 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
2013 Avoid 667 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
2012 Avoid 616 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
2011 Avoid 729 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
2002 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2001 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1991 Not enough data 2 Only 2 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1989 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1988 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.