Vehicle statistics
Ford Festiva
165 owner complaints (NHTSA, USA) + recalls with manufacturer remedies. Real numbers, not prose.
Worst year: 1989 · 46 complaints
Most reported problem areas: Seat Belts
Complaints by model year
19841
198842⚠ 1 🔥 3
198946⚠ 1 🔥 6
199021⚠ 1 🔥 1
199121⚠ 4 🔥 1
199213⚠ 2 🔥 2
199320
19941⚠ 1
Most reported problem areas
Seat Belts95
Electrical System18
Suspension9
Engine And Engine Cooling8
Power Train7
Wheels6
Fuel System5
Hydraulic5
Tires5
Service Brakes5
Recalls with manufacturer remedy (1)
1990 Seat Belts (90V045000)
Defect: THE "FASTEN SEAT BELTS" WARNING LIGHTS MAY NOT WORK WHEN THE IGNITION IS SWITCHED TO THE "ON" POSITION DURING COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES.
Risk: OCCUPANTS WOULD NOT RECEIVE THIS WARNING TO USE SAFETY BELTS AND CARS WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 208.
Manufacturer fix: FORD WILL REPLACE INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS IN THE AFFECTED CARS.
CodMec cases on this model
No CodMec case on this model yet — statistics above are the starting point.
Open a case on this modelSource: NHTSA (US public domain data). CodMec cases: from the community.