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Ford Fiesta repairs by problem area
Engine (21%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (25%)
Brakes and Traction Control (4%)
Suspension and Steering (10%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (25%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (9%)
Other (6%)
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Chart based on 860 repairs.
Ford Fiesta suspension repair cost distribution
$2500+ (0%)
$1000 - $2499 (4%)
$500 - $999 (17%)
$100 - $499 (26%)
< $100 (53%)
Chart based on 77 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2018 Ford Fiesta 4dr Hatch
120-horsepower 1.6L I4 6-speed automated manual FWD
| 32240 mi C $410 |
replaced rear shocks as they were leaking |
2016 Ford Fiesta 4dr Hatch
turbocharged 197hp 1.6L I4 6-speed manual FWD
| 4000 mi US $600 |
premature wear on rear springs |
| 13000 mi | Front dampers leaking, changed both front dampers |
2015 Ford Fiesta 4dr Hatch
turbocharged 197hp 1.6L I4 6-speed manual FWD
| 13000 mi | Driver's rear shock absorber was replaced. |
| 15000 mi US $250 |
Thunking noise from rear left when turning or going over speed bumps. They couldn't find the problem, charged me for tire rotation and alignment. Thunking still there, but possibly reduced. |
2015 Ford Fiesta 4dr Hatch
turbocharged 180hp 1.6L I4 6-speed manual FWD
| 17980 mi | Removed rock from rear suspension causing noise and replaced front sway bar (tech said the front end felt "squishy" though I hadn't noticed it). |
2015 Ford Fiesta 4dr Hatch
turbocharged 123hp 1.0L I3 5-speed manual FWD
| 66960 mi C $700 |
Needed front shocks on both sides. |
2014 Ford Fiesta 4dr Sedan
120-horsepower 1.6L I4 6-speed automated manual FWD
| 108000 mi US $300 |
replaced struts |
2014 Ford Fiesta 4dr Hatch
turbocharged 197hp 1.6L I4 6-speed manual FWD
| 13640 mi | Steering clicking sound. |
| 31000 mi | leaking shocks |
| 67000 mi US $437 |
replaced wheel axle bearing |
| 75000 mi US $270 |
tie rod end was replaced |
| 79000 mi US $1725 |
steering column was clunking and was replaced |
| 57400 mi | replace steering shaft to address noise and lumpy feel. |
| 29000 mi | Clunk coming from the driver side rear. Shock was replaced. Unfortunately the noise is still there. |
| 23000 mi US $2 |
Bent inner tie-rod on right side |
2014 Ford Fiesta 4dr Hatch
120-horsepower 1.6L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 11000 mi | Bad front strut mount. Still fighting with Ford about it. |
| 16000 mi | Back in the dealer for an other attempt at fixing the front strut. I test drove it with a dealer technician this time. Then, the technician forgot to report the outcome of the test drive to the service advisor. Ugh. |
2013 Ford Fiesta 4dr Hatch
120-horsepower 1.6L I4 6-speed automatic FWD
| 51000 mi US $188 |
Rt. rear shock absorber was leaking. Shock was replaced. After markett part as dealer had none. |
| 26000 mi | Power steering partial failure resulting in heavy, vauge steering which fights the driver and vibrates. Dealer refuses to service it. |
2012 Ford Fiesta
Engine not specified
| 24800 mi | According to Ford Dealer, it is rack and pinion causing the loud unusual noise coming from under the car. Not yet verified to fix the problem since no parts yet available. |
2012 Ford Fiesta 4dr Sedan
120-horsepower 1.6L I4 6-speed automatic FWD
| 78000 mi US $500 |
Noise in the breaks. Wheel bearing rotor and pads replaced |
| 12200 mi | Strut mount upper, failed. Fixed under extended warranty. |
| 62000 mi US $1300 |
rear shock absorber leaking |
2012 Ford Fiesta 4dr Sedan
120-horsepower 1.6L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 46700 mi US $600 |
Since purchased new, the vehicle had clunking noise from front passenger side when temperature went below 15 F. Dealer determined that right front strut was defective. Both struts were replaced. |
| 63000 mi US $110 |
Had a clunking noise from trunk area when driving over bumps in road. Purchased new rear shocks. Left rear shock was found to be leaking oil when removed from vehicle. |
| 125000 mi US $600 |
During the annual inspection, the mechanic noticed that the rear shocks were leaking. The shocks were replaced with new aftermarket shocks. |
2012 Ford Fiesta 4dr Hatch
120-horsepower 1.6L I4 6-speed automatic FWD
| 61000 mi | Front left wheel bearing found to be bad. Dealer replaced with New parts. |
2012 Ford Fiesta 4dr Hatch
120-horsepower 1.6L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 53000 mi US $350 |
Leaking rear shocks |
| 53000 mi US $160 |
Clunking noise when turning. Right lower ball joint bad and was replaced. |
| 39600 mi | loud clunking noise under vehicle when temp below -10 C stabilizer bar |
| 37200 mi | rear shocks blown, leaking fluid, 4 previous trips missed this, letter of complaint to Ford to get any proper service |
| 40300 mi | Trip a year ago to complain about noise in front end, the struts were finally replaced |
2011 Ford Fiesta
Engine not specified
| 35340 mi | Had looked at due to a rattling in the front end, replaced linking sway bar, noise went away for a few days and returned. strut replaced |
2011 Ford Fiesta 4dr Sedan
turbocharged 69hp 1.4L I4 Diesel 5-speed manual FWD
| 11780 mi | Steering was tight and was tend to drag one right side. |
2011 Ford Fiesta 4dr Sedan
120-horsepower 1.6L I4 6-speed automatic FWD
| 11421 mi | Re-Torqued Rear shocks and bolts. Funny sound while driving, did not affect driving performance. |
| 234700 mi US $1296 |
Electric power assist motor quit requiring replacement and reflash of main computer. |
| 298500 mi | Front struts and rear shocks. Shocks seem to do the job up until 150k depending on the road. Unfortunately they start to show oil leakage at about 50k. Struts are about the same. They seem to start knocking on rough roads at around 150k. |
| 650000 mi | Replaced the front wheel bearings. |
| 758000 mi US $225 |
Worn front struts. Replaced both struts and mounts. |
| 5600 mi | Rear shocks leaking, ordered parts first trip, replaced shocks second trip. Replaced rear shocks (leaking) |
| 17000 mi | Both rear shocks leaking, replaced again. This is the third set of rear shocks this car has had. |
| 22200 mi | Replace rear shock absorbers again |
| 24000 mi | Rear shock absorbers leaking again. One day over warranty dealer will not fix, says Fiesta not made for dirt roads. Car does not steer right (wanders). Dealer says "can't find anything wrong." |
| 28000 mi US $120 |
Replaced rear shocks with lifetime warrenty |
| 36000 mi | right front wheel bearing replaced |
| 10540 mi | knocking sound at low speed when turning either left or right directions |
2011 Ford Fiesta 4dr Sedan
120-horsepower 1.6L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 46700 mi | Part of the steering shaft was repalced. Made noise when turned. |
| 54500 mi US $100 |
Front end was rattling. New inner tie rod end and new front struts. Covered under extended warranty with $100 deductible. |
| 75000 mi | Strut bearing. |
| 77000 mi | Replaced strut bearing. Took over two months to get the part. |
2011 Ford Fiesta 4dr Hatch
120-horsepower 1.6L I4 6-speed automatic FWD
| 66800 mi US $500 |
Rear shocks replaced, probably been leaking for 5,000 miles. Front struts replaced, upper plate broken on right front. |
| 124000 mi US $800 |
Replaced struts & shocks all around |
| 38300 mi | Bent bolt causing steering noise |
| 8000 mi | Play in steering... Replaced Steering Shaft after waiting a week for part. |
| 19000 mi US $850 |
replace upper strut mounts, dry and worn. Replaced original tires with on 19000 miles on them due to dry rot previous week. |
| 65544 mi US $100 |
Clicking noise was heard when changing direction (rotation) of wheel. Steering Column replaced. Steering was making clicking sound, replaced steering column |
| 2000 mi | Both rear shocks leaked oil. A Ford engineer I talked to said that examination of the first set showed that paint on the shaft had damaged the seal of the shock. |
| 12000 mi | Both rear shock absorbers leaking oil. Shocks replaced for second time. |
| 25000 mi | Rear shocks were leaking. |
| 29000 mi | Clicking in the steering at slow speeds or stopped. Replaced a steering shaft per TSB. |
| 54020 mi C $500 |
Leaking strut |
| 45000 mi | Left rear shock was leaking oil, dealer replaced under warranty. |
| 47000 mi US $439 |
Was making a slight clunking noise when turning slowly. Dealer said might be electrical, turned out to be the intermediate steering shaft, which there is a tsb for. |
| 9300 mi | Steering column made noise when turning back and forth and over any bumps in the road. Column was replaced. |
| 64000 mi | Replace worn bushing in steering system that was causing jerking at low speeds. |
| 36580 mi | Steering shaft as per tsb. New battery. weatherstrip |
| 119821 mi US $130 |
Car had clunking on some bumps and turns. Shop diagnosed and replaced sway bar frame bushings and lower ball joints. Shop diagnosed bad rear shocks. I replaced them. |
2011 Ford Fiesta 4dr Hatch
120-horsepower 1.6L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 131000 mi US $31 |
Replaced right tie-rod end |
| 31000 mi US $50 |
Strut was leaking. Strut was replaced by dealer. |
| 11160 mi | Centered steering wheel. Tilted to the right from factory. Fixed under warranty. |
| 26040 mi $400 |
Busted rear left suspension |
| 13020 mi | Steering Shaft Clunk |
| 55800 mi C $300 |
Shocks leaking |
| 111000 mi US $40 |
Front end clunking on low speed turning. Diagnose needs new struts. |
| 49280 mi C $175 |
Rear shocks were replaced, the one on the drivers side was shot. |
| 60760 mi C $500 |
Front left wheel bearing had to be replaced Stabilizer bar links replaced on both sides |
| 139700 mi | Wheel hub & bearing |
| 128500 mi US $350 |
Had to replace blown shocks in rear again, replaced all shocks, struts & springs. |
| 117200 mi US $60 |
Inner tie rod was clunking, after 2 weeks of searching we found one. When I went to install I noticed the lock nut was lose, not properly torqued when KOST Tire did alignment. Repair corrected without changing part. keeping part! |
| 52000 mi US $900 |
Worn gear on rack, replaced whole steering unit (credit given for "core return") |
| 55000 mi US $500 |
Replaced both rear shocks. I didn't detect the problem, but the dealer reported they were "leaking" and needed to be replaced (and were 7 years old). |
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