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2019 Ford Fiesta backover prevention problems

Owners reported backover prevention problems in 31 complaints for the 2019 Ford Fiesta, 24% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
31 24% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
51,000 miles 17 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When backover prevention problems show up

Backover prevention complaints by mileage, 2019 Ford Fiesta Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 51,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 51,000 miles
Based on 17 complaints that include mileage. 59% 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 miles2
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 17 backover prevention complaints that report mileage, the median is about 51,000 miles, and 59% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes.

What owners wrote

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated that while driving in reverse the backup camera had malfunctioned and the vehicle crashed into an apartment building parking garage attachment. During the crash the vehicle sustained damage to the passenger side rear bumper. No damage to the garage attachment had occurred. No injuries were reported and no police report was taken. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not contacted.

Reported at 52,000 miles, November 2025 Crash

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated that while reversing, the rear-view camera became inoperable. The contact stated that the camera image display was flickering. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for further assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

Reported at 150,000 miles, May 2025

Other problems reported for the 2019 Ford Fiesta

Backover prevention problems in other years

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Backover prevention problems across all Ford models