Ford Fiesta

The 2019 Fiesta in brief

The 2019 Ford Fiesta is a subcompact car offered with 2 engines (1.6L 4-cyl and 1.6L 4-cyl turbo) and front-wheel drive.

It measures about 160 inches long and 68 inches wide on a 98-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 2,538 lb (4dr Hatch).

EPA rates its most efficient version at 31 MPG combined (27 city / 37 highway), 32% better than the 2019 subcompact car average of 23.5 MPG, for an estimated $2,150 a year in fuel.

In NHTSA crash testing it earned a 4-star overall rating.

It has 3 recall campaigns on file and owners have filed 105 complaints with NHTSA since 2015, most often about the back over prevention.

The Ford Fiesta has 9 model years in our data, from 2011 to 2019.

Its most efficient year was 2017 at 35 MPG combined; across all years the best version ranged from 31 to 35 MPG.

Owners most often report problems with the power train (1,099), engine (420), unknown or other (378).

Buying used? 2018 has the fewest problems in our data, and 2015 is the year to avoid.

2014 has the most recalls (7); all years together count 12 campaigns and 2,511 owner complaints.

How the 2011 Fiesta compares

The 2011 Ford Fiesta is a subcompact car offered with a 1.6L 4-cyl engine and front-wheel drive.

It measures about 160 inches long and 68 inches wide on a 98-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 2,557 lb (4dr Hatch Se/Ses).

About the Ford Fiesta

The Ford Fiesta is a supermini car that was marketed by Ford from 1976 to 2023 over seven generations. Over the years, the Fiesta has mainly been developed and manufactured by Ford's European operations, and had been positioned below the Escort.

From the Wikipedia article "Ford Fiesta", licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.