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2016 Ford Fiesta fuel/propulsion system problems

11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel/propulsion system on the 2016 Ford Fiesta6% of all complaints for this model year.

11
Fuel/propulsion System complaints
6%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • I was in Michigan and my car, which had been in great shape, unexpectedly failed to start after sitting for two days. After jump-starting the battery, the maintenance light turned on and my display showed a transmission malfunction. So while I traveled in my car to Columbus, unaware of the…

    filed Jun 30, 2023

  • Originally, since purchase, every time I filled up the vehicle it will suddenly jolt or jerk and the rpms would drop to the half mark then it would rumble while not in motion. Recently, the vehicle has been experiencing the above issues when the tank is near empty. I have not noticed it at any…

    filed Apr 1, 2021

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Fuel/propulsion System problems in other Fiesta years

YearReportsShare
2019 Fiesta33%
2018 Fiesta13%
2017 Fiesta1115%
2015 Fiesta4116%
2014 Fiesta306%
2013 Fiesta142%
2012 Fiesta81%
2011 Fiesta152%
Fiesta fuel/propulsion system problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.