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2011 Ford Fiesta engine problems

119 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2011 Ford Fiesta, which is 11% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
119 11% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
64,000 miles 103 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
4 and 1
Injuries and deaths
7 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2011 Ford Fiesta Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 64,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 18 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 16 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 13 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 20 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 19 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 8 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 64,000 miles
Based on 103 complaints that include mileage. 46% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles18
20k to 40k miles16
40k to 60k miles13
60k to 80k miles20
80k to 100k miles19
100k to 120k miles8
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 103 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 64,000 miles, and 46% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 1 fire, 7 injuries.

What owners wrote

I reported to sterling mccall on 8/18/14 at 5:50 p.m. The problems that I have been having with my 2011 ford fiesta. I also reported the customer satisfaction program 14m01 .0n 8/20/14at 7:19 a.m. I brought my vehicle into sterling mccall. Sterling mccall refused to fix the problem. I reported to legacy ford on 9/5/14at 4:05 p.m. To [xxx]. The problems that I have been having with my2011 ford fiesta. I also reported the customer satisfaction program14m01. On 9/11/14at 6:59 p.m. I brought vehicle into legacy ford.

January 2015 CrashInjury

After having no problems with this car for the first 16000 miles it now jerks and the trans feels as if your driving over rumble strips when accelerating from a stop; bumping and jerking. Seems like it cant shift gears and has no acceleration. The car performs worse the hotter the engine gets. This car rides anything but smooth. Always feels like its going to stall.

Reported at 16,000 miles, March 2002

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