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Ford Fiesta Reliability Comparisons

Ford Fiesta Reliability:

You won't find Ford Fiesta reliability information like this anywhere else. Actual repair frequencies, not just vague dots. So you can tell how much the Ford Fiesta truly differs from competing car models in reliability.

These stats are promptly updated four times a year, to much more closely track Ford Fiesta reliability as the cars age. Others tell you how reliable the Ford Fiesta was a year ago, when the cars were a year younger and had 12,000 fewer miles on them. Only TrueDelta tells you how reliable the Ford Fiesta has been recently.

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Ford Fiesta Reliability through December 31, 2012

An asterisk (*) marks results based on small sample sizes.

General NotesHow do we select "competing car models"? Users of TrueDelta's car price comparison tool most often compare these cars to the Ford Fiesta.

Models and statistics marked with an asterisk (*) have very low sample sizes. These results, visible only to logged-in members, provide only a rough estimate of car reliability.

Any result under 20 repair trips per 100 cars is likely a result of the small sample size, and should be expected to increase to 20 or so in future updates.

New models often start out with high repair rates, and then improve as the manufacturer identifies and addresses common problems. MethodologyOnly successfully completed repairs are currently included in the analysis. Routine maintenance, most wear items, recalls, and problems fixed with just a reflash or warning light reset are not included.

 

Year Make/Model Repair Frequencysuccessful repair trips per 100 cars per year Compared to all models for the same year  
2000 Ford Focus   16 Focuses, 7.0 months of data per Focus, average 119600 miles

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2001 Ford Focus   17 Focuses, 9.1 months of data per Focus, average 126500 miles

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2002 Hyundai Accent   10 Accents, 8.6 months of data per Accent, average 109000 miles

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2002 Ford Focus 26 Focuses, 8.3 months of data per Focus, average 105000 miles

117
90% Fewest Trips Most Trips
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2003 Ford Focus 34 Focuses, 7.6 months of data per Focus, average 102500 miles

79
50% Fewest Trips Most Trips
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2004 Ford Focus   15 Focuses, 10.5 months of data per Focus, average 106500 miles

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2004 Mazda Mazda3 37 Mazda3s, 9.2 months of data per Mazda3, average 108600 miles

Prone to rust where the roads are salted.49
20% Fewest Trips Most Trips
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2005 Ford Focus 30 Focuses, 9.8 months of data per Focus, average 93000 miles45
20% Fewest Trips Most Trips
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2005 Mazda Mazda3 37 Mazda3s, 10.2 months of data per Mazda3, average 81400 miles

Prone to rust where the roads are salted.54
30% Fewest Trips Most Trips
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2006 Ford Focus 27 Focuses, 8.0 months of data per Focus, average 90000 miles

39
20% Fewest Trips Most Trips
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2006 Mazda Mazda3 51 Mazda3s, 9.6 months of data per Mazda3, average 78500 miles76
70% Fewest Trips Most Trips
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2007 Honda Fit 61 Fits, 10.1 months of data per Fit, average 75400 miles29
10% Fewest Trips Most Trips
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2007 Ford Focus 39 Focuses, 9.5 months of data per Focus, average 75500 miles

39
30% Fewest Trips Most Trips
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2007 Hyundai Accent   13 Accents, 6.8 months of data per Accent, average 59400 miles

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2007 Mazda Mazda3 76 Mazda3s, 9.6 months of data per Mazda3, average 67200 miles

51
40% Fewest Trips Most Trips
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2007 Nissan Versa 64 Versas, 9.0 months of data per Versa, average 60700 miles

54
40% Fewest Trips Most Trips
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2007 Mazda MazdaSpeed3   21 MazdaSpeed3s, 9.6 months of data per MazdaSpeed3, average 55800 miles

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2008 Honda Fit 56 Fits, 10.3 months of data per Fit, average 62400 miles17
0% Fewest Trips Most Trips
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2008 Ford Focus 27 Focuses, 10.7 months of data per Focus, average 58800 miles

Redesigned for this model year.25
10% Fewest Trips Most Trips
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2008 Mazda Mazda3 58 Mazda3s, 9.6 months of data per Mazda3, average 54800 miles

28
20% Fewest Trips Most Trips
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2008 Nissan Versa 52 Versas, 10.1 months of data per Versa, average 54600 miles

34
20% Fewest Trips Most Trips
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2008 Hyundai Accent   20 Accents, 9.5 months of data per Accent, average 56200 miles

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2008 Mazda MazdaSpeed3 25 MazdaSpeed3s, 8.5 months of data per MazdaSpeed3, average 57100 miles

40
30% Fewest Trips Most Trips
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2009 Hyundai Accent   16 Accents, 8.3 months of data per Accent, average 44200 miles

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2009 Honda Fit 128 Fits, 10.0 months of data per Fit, average 47100 miles12
0% Fewest Trips Most Trips
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2009 Nissan Versa 46 Versas, 9.7 months of data per Versa, average 46700 miles

16
0% Fewest Trips Most Trips
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2009 Ford Focus   24 Focuses, 10.0 months of data per Focus, average 45700 miles

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2009 Mazda Mazda3 53 Mazda3s, 9.1 months of data per Mazda3, average 46400 miles

Mostly 2008.5s.27
20% Fewest Trips Most Trips
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2009 Mazda MazdaSpeed3 27 MazdaSpeed3s, 9.6 months of data per MazdaSpeed3, average 42100 miles

Mostly 2008.5s.47
40% Fewest Trips Most Trips
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2010 Mazda MazdaSpeed3 27 MazdaSpeed3s, 9.7 months of data per MazdaSpeed3, average 32000 miles

Redesigned for this model year.9
0% Fewest Trips Most Trips
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2010 Hyundai Accent   12 Accents, 9.8 months of data per Accent, average 20900 miles

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2010 Honda Fit 73 Fits, 9.0 months of data per Fit, average 26800 miles

11
0% Fewest Trips Most Trips
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2010 Nissan Versa   19 Versas, 9.8 months of data per Versa, average 37300 miles

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2010 Mazda Mazda3 120 Mazda3s, 9.6 months of data per Mazda3, average 34200 miles

Redesigned for this model year.15
10% Fewest Trips Most Trips
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2010 Ford Focus 30 Focuses, 8.8 months of data per Focus, average 35700 miles41
40% Fewest Trips Most Trips
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2011 Nissan Versa   15 Versas, 8.9 months of data per Versa, average 20500 miles

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2011 Honda Fit 42 Fits, 10.2 months of data per Fit, average 16100 miles17
10% Fewest Trips Most Trips
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2011 Mazda Mazda3 39 Mazda3s, 9.7 months of data per Mazda3, average 14700 miles19
20% Fewest Trips Most Trips
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2011 Mazda MazdaSpeed3   11 MazdaSpeed3s, 9.0 months of data per MazdaSpeed3, average 16800 miles

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2011 Ford Fiesta 112 Fiestas, 10.2 months of data per Fiesta, average 24100 miles

43
50% Fewest Trips Most Trips
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2012 Mazda MazdaSpeed3   15 MazdaSpeed3s, 7.1 months of data per MazdaSpeed3, average 7000 miles

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2012 Mazda Mazda3 63 Mazda3s, 6.8 months of data per Mazda3, average 7100 miles8
0% Fewest Trips Most Trips
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2012 Honda Fit 32 Fits, 8.8 months of data per Fit, average 7700 miles9
10% Fewest Trips Most Trips
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2012 Nissan Versa   14 Versas, 8.4 months of data per Versa, average 9500 miles

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2012 Hyundai Accent 31 Accents, 8.9 months of data per Accent, average 10000 miles

Redesigned for this model year. Good start.17
20% Fewest Trips Most Trips
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2012 Ford Fiesta   24 Fiestas, 8.4 months of data per Fiesta, average 9200 miles

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2012 Ford Focus 136 Focuses, 8.3 months of data per Focus, average 10800 miles

Redesigned for this model year. The SYNC system has required many software updates. The reported repair frequency would be much higher if we counted free software updates as repairs.37
50% Fewest Trips Most Trips
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2013 Ford Focus 39 Focuses, 2.1 months of data per Focus, average 3300 miles

New Focus better in its second year, at least so far.15
20% Fewest Trips Most Trips
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Reliability and Durability of the Ford Fiesta: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2011 4dr Hatch 120-horsepower 1.6L I4
6-speed automatic FWD		 Doors close with a substantial feel.
2011 4dr Sedan 120-horsepower 1.6L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 Ford has had great improvements in this area, I want a reliable car.
Reliability and Durability of the Ford Fiesta: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2011 4dr Hatch 120-horsepower 1.6L I4
6-speed automatic FWD		 Now that my transmission has blown at 2600 miles I am concerned about other repairs that may have to take place.
2011 4dr Sedan 120-horsepower 1.6L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 First year production at a newly retooled Mexican plant makes it an unknown, but first year models tend to have more problems.

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