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2012 Ford Fiesta engine problems

The 2012 Ford Fiesta has 75 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 9% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

75

Engine complaints

9%

Share of year

2

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Fiesta engine complaints by model year120 complaints1991: 2 complaints2011: 120 complaints2012: 75 complaints2013: 113 complaints2014: 91 complaints2015: 74 complaints2016: 34 complaints2017: 22 complaints2018: 6 complaints2019: 11 complaints
Fiesta engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

OK WHEN I GOTTEN THIS CAR I TOOK IT TO GET REPAIRED 4 TIMES MY DOOR LATCHES ARE BROKEN SO WHEN I DRIVE A DOOR FLYS OPEN WITHOUT ME EVEN KNOWING I ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR A YEAR NOW I HAD ONE ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF MY DOOR UNLOCKING TRYIN TO HOLD IT CLOSE SO I CAN PULL OVER AND I GOTTEN IT FIXED BEFORE…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · April 18, 2018 · crash

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2012 Ford Fiesta have?

NHTSA has 75 complaints about the 2012 Ford Fiesta engine — 9% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.