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2015 Ford Fiesta transmission problems

The 2015 Ford Fiesta has 105 transmission complaints filed with NHTSA — 29% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

105

Transmission complaints

29%

Share of year

5

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Transmission complaints by year

Fiesta transmission complaints by model year393 complaints2002: 1 complaints2011: 366 complaints2012: 276 complaints2013: 393 complaints2014: 211 complaints2015: 105 complaints2016: 103 complaints2017: 23 complaints2018: 10 complaints2019: 21 complaints
Fiesta transmission complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

MANY TIMES, MY CAR DOES NOT DOWN SHIFT AFTER BEING IN A PASSING GEAR AND THEN LETTING OFF THE GAS. IT STAYS AT 5,000 RPM FOR A FEW SECONDS. JULY, 2018, MY CAR WAS STOPPED AS I WAS WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. AS I PRESSED ON THE GAS TO TURN LEFT, MY CAR SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL. BECAUSE MY BRAKE LIGHTS…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Transmission · September 4, 2018 · crash

Common questions

How many transmission complaints does the 2015 Ford Fiesta have?

NHTSA has 105 complaints about the 2015 Ford Fiesta transmission — 29% 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.