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vehicle
2018 / ford / fiesta
known issues
5 clusters (reviewed 2026-08-30)
complaints
35 on file (2019-04-24 → 2026-01-13)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
47 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Dual-clutch transmission shudders, slips, or failsPOWER TRAIN12 complaints2019-06 → 2025-01fiesta-2018-dps6-transmission-shudder
11558375 The contact owns a 2018 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power and the "Transmission Malfunction Service Now” message was displayed. The contact was able to pull over to the shoulder of the roadway
11556942 Since around 20,000 miles, my 2018 Ford Fiesta SE has had a grinding noise after shifting at certain gears. I got the car serviced at that time. Now I'm at 70,000 miles and the noise has persisted, and has gotten worse. My transmission slipped at 0mph when I was accelerating
11221498 BEEN NOTICING NOW WITH THE FORD FIESTA 2018 THAT MY THIRD GEAR. LOSES THE GRIP GOING UP HILL. BEEN LIKE THIS FOR A FEW WEEKS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER. TWO TIMES HAVE THEY REPAIR IT. YET, SADLY SEEMS THAT THIS WILL BE THE THIRD AND FINAL TIME. CAN'T BELIEVE FORD
Backup camera image fails or distortsBACK OVER PREVENTION3 complaints2022-06 → 2026-01fiesta-2018-backup-camera-failure
11710639 The back up camera quit working. The back seats are taller and it has made it very difficult to see if there are children behind my vehicle. I reported it to the dealership and now I have to pay $200.00 to have them check it
11693432 Back-up camera goes in and out intermittently, sometimes the image is very faint and then totally disappears into a black screen, or says it is not available at this time, then goes black. This started about 4 months ago and I have not been able to identify a triggering factor
11468501 The contact owns a 2018 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated that the backup camera displayed a distorted image. There were no warning lights illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure
11465995 The contact owns a 2018 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated after refueling the vehicle, the vehicle would stall while at a complete stop. The contact would restart the vehicle and continue to drive. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring increasingly and had
11382871 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEN WHEN FUEL TANK WAS FILLED, THE VEHICLE TOOK A LONG TIME FOR THE ENGINE TO START UP. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO TRIED PUTTING A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL INTO THE FUEL TANK
11591658 I bought my Ford Fiesta new in 2018. I have less than 35k miles on my car. My car recently started bucking while I stop at stop signs or red lights. My car revs up and tries to go forward. I took my car to the dealership hours later. They did a diagnosis and asked me what kind
Air bags fail to deploy in frontal crashAIR BAGS2 complaints2019-07 → 2023-12fiesta-2018-airbag-non-deployment
11562850 12/4/2023 while attempting to pull into a parking spot in a parking garage car suddenly accelerated forward at a very fast rate, just prior to acceleration felt like it shuddered. Afraid that it would keep going and go over edge so I pulled to the right while trying to brake and
11230761 ON 7/2/2019 MY WIFE AND I WAS IN A PRETTY BAD WRECK TOTALING OUR CAR. THERE WAS MASSIVE DAMAGE DONE TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR HOWEVER THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. WITH THE DAMAGE DONE THERE'S NO REASON THE AIR BAGS SHOULDN'T HAVE WENT OFF. WE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70 MPH ON THE
Electrical system shuts down completely while drivingELECTRICAL SYSTEM2 complaints2019-04 → 2020-05fiesta-2018-electrical-total-shutdown
11203584 THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY ON THE 2018 FORD FIESTA. NO POWER, NO ENGINE, NO LIGHTS, NO ELECTRICAL COMPONENT FUNCTIONED. NO HAZARD FLASHERS IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AT THE INTERSECTION OF AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND A STATE HIGHWAY. THE CAR COASTED AND I STEERED IT
11326183 FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON PROPERLY AND OCCASIONALLY THE BATTERY DRAINS. WHEN THIS WAS LOOKED INTO, IT WAS FOUND TO BE A BAD BODY CONTROL MODULE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PART FAILURE ISSUE FOR FORD. WE NEED THIS REPLACED/FIXED. BRAKE LIGHTS NOT
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2018 Ford Fiesta vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2018/ford/fiesta
@misc{wrenchpro_2018_ford_fiesta_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2018 Ford Fiesta},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2018/ford/fiesta}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
