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Best and worst years for the Ford Fiesta

Of the 9 model years of the Ford Fiesta with enough data to compare, the 2011 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (744), and the 2018 has the fewest (36).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Ford Fiesta 0 375 750 1991: 0 '91 2001: 0 '01 2002: 0 '02 2011: 744 744 '11 2012: 604 '12 2013: 693 693 '13 2014: 528 '14 2015: 251 '15 2016: 161 '16 2017: 80 '17 2018: 36 36 '18 2019: 67 67 '19
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Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.
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Model yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
19910
20010
20020
2011744
2012604
2013693
2014528
2015251
2016161
201780
201836
201967

What stands out

The 2011 stands out, with about 3.0 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 2012, 2013, 2014.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2011 and 2013. Or the years with the fewest: 2018 and 2019.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
201967129
20183646
201780107
2016161254
2015251368
2014528655
2013693918
2012604834
20117441,040
200201
200101
199103