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2012 Ford Fiesta engine problems

75 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2012 Ford Fiesta, which is 9% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
75 9% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
35,000 miles 56 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 2
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2012 Ford Fiesta Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 35,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 19 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 12 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 8 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 8 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 35,000 miles
Based on 56 complaints that include mileage. 70% 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 miles19
20k to 40k miles12
40k to 60k miles8
60k to 80k miles8
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 56 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 34,000 miles, and 70% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 2 fires.

What owners wrote

I was driving down a city street in my friend's 2012 ford fiesta I noticed a weird smell, I kept going about a quarter of a mile til I reached my destination. My friend gets in the car he noticed the smell . I looked out the windshield and I see a lil smoke coming from the hood, all the sudden alot of smoke comes out . I pop the hood shut the car off and get out of there .

Reported at 43,048 miles, July 2019 Fire

We have a 2012 ford fiesta. When we are driving the car ti shakes when it goes to change gears, it is an automatic. We've taken it to the dealership many times. The dealership used to tell us it was the mass air flow sensor. They have cleaned it and replaced it. The car continued to have the issue. I took the car into the dealership and told them to check the clutch assembly. They did and replaced the clutch assembly saying that was the problem.

Reported at 5 miles, October 2017

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