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2012 Ford Fiesta electrical system problems

66 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2012 Ford Fiesta, which is 8% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
66 8% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
79,000 miles 57 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 4
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2012 Ford Fiesta Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 79,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 7 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 8 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 8 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 6 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 10 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 10 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 79,000 miles
Based on 57 complaints that include mileage. 40% 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 miles7
20k to 40k miles8
40k to 60k miles8
60k to 80k miles6
80k to 100k miles10
100k to 120k miles10
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 57 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 79,000 miles, and 40% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 fires.

What owners wrote

The fuse box is getting moisture causing headlights not to work properly and no fuses or relays can be changed because they are corroded in the box. Car loses power, radio caught fire, doors lock on there own or don't lock at all, major malfunction of all electrical components. 2011 and 2013 were recalled for this issue. Why wasn't 2012? Car has issues while driving and it's going to cause an accident if not taken care of.

Reported at 150,000 miles, January 2018 Fire

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 MPH at night, the low-beam headlamps failed to operate as needed. The contact mentioned that the high beam was needed to be able to see the roadway correctly. The dealer was not contacted. The contact was a mechanic and diagnosed that there was corrosion on the junction box that caused the failure of the headlamps. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure.

Reported at 115,000 miles, March 2022

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