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2019 Ford Fiesta transmission problems

The 2019 Ford Fiesta has 21 transmission complaints filed with NHTSA — 19% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

21

Transmission complaints

19%

Share of year

2

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

MY 2019 FORD FIESTA AUTOMATIC DOES NOT SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY, MY CAR WOULD NOT REVERSE AND THEREFORE CAUSED A SMALL FENDER BENDER. IT HAS NO SPEED AND RUNS ROUGH

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Transmission · November 23, 2020 · crash

Common questions

How many transmission complaints does the 2019 Ford Fiesta have?

NHTSA has 21 complaints about the 2019 Ford Fiesta transmission — 19% 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.