2018 Ford Fiesta: owner complaints and recalls

Complaints about the 2018 Ford Fiesta include 1 report of a fatality, alongside 4 crashes and 0 fires across 35 filings.

35
Complaints
0
Recalls
4
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
0
Injuries
160.0
Severity index

Severity index 160.0 - High. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 160.0p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2018 Ford Fiesta sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

What actually fails

Power TrainPower Train: 10 complaints (28.6%)10 29%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 9 complaints (25.7%)9 26%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 6 complaints (17.1%)6 17%EngineEngine: 6 complaints (17.1%)6 17%Air BagsAir Bags: 5 complaints (14.3%)5 14%Fuel SystemFuel System: 2 complaints (5.7%)2 6%GasolineGasoline: 2 complaints (5.7%)2 6%SuspensionSuspension: 2 complaints (5.7%)2 6%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
POWER TRAIN1028.6%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER925.7%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM617.1%
ENGINE617.1%
AIR BAGS514.3%
FUEL SYSTEM25.7%
GASOLINE25.7%
SUSPENSION25.7%

Complaints filed per year

0472019: 52020: 72021: 22022: 72023: 42024: 62025: 32026: 1 (partial year)19207212223242526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20195
20207
20212
20227
20234
20246
20253
2026 (year to date)1
Complaint volume is broadly steady year over year.
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.