Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2016 Ford Fiesta has 0 recalls, 178 complaints, and a 4-star overall safety rating from NHTSA.
0
Recalls
178
Complaints
★★★★★
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 7, 2026
Overall
★★★★★
Front Crash
★★★★★
Side Crash
★★★★★
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2016 Ford Fiesta 5 HB FWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The transmission started slipping in 1st and 2nd gear. |
| Oct 23, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I have come to find that this vehicle suffers from premature slave cylinder failure, there are rough... |
| Sep 22, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2016 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated discovered that there w... |
| Jun 26, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | Customer satisfaction program 16B11 covers a faulty high speed cooling fan relay. This bulletin was ... |
| Jun 16, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, ... |
| Jun 10, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Symptoms: No-start condition (wouldn't crank w/o jump); delayed or harsh shifting; lost power (stall... |
| Mar 5, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The TCM was defective. It has been known that the TCM, transmission control modules are defective fo... |
| Feb 26, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the t... |
| Jan 24, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the a... |
| Jan 14, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE | Trunk latch releases randomly. Like so many other people with this generation of Ford Fiesta. They ... |
| Nov 6, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated while driving 25-30 MPH, the vehicle was shu... |
| Aug 15, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated while depressing the accelerator pedal, the ... |
| Aug 2, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The contact called on behalf of a customer who owns a 2016 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated the owner... |
| Jul 10, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | This car has a double clutch transmission that was done overseas evidently this car's transmission d... |
| Jun 21, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | 2016 Ford Fiesta with vin: [XXX] with build date of 7/20/2015 at Cuautitlan plant with 6 speed Powe... |
| Jun 9, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the tr... |
| May 27, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, while... |
| May 21, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | My key battery apparently died and the whole car shut off in the middle of the forlane 75 mph. Had n... |
| Apr 30, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, ... |
| Mar 5, 2024 | VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the dashboa... |