Electrical complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2016 Ford Fiesta has 19 NHTSA electrical complaints and 0 electrical-related recalls.
19
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2016 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated discovered that there w... |
| Jun 26, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | Customer satisfaction program 16B11 covers a faulty high speed cooling fan relay. This bulletin was ... |
| Jun 16, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, ... |
| Jan 14, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE | Trunk latch releases randomly. Like so many other people with this generation of Ford Fiesta. They ... |
| May 21, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | My key battery apparently died and the whole car shut off in the middle of the forlane 75 mph. Had n... |
| Apr 20, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated that the ignition switched failed to respond... |
| Dec 4, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | On Sunday December 4th 2022 my car battery died. I called aaa and they sent out a tow company to jum... |
| Nov 5, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Alarm is constantly going off which means I don't know if it's a real intruder or just the door ajar... |
| Jan 4, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | I HAVE A 2016 FORD FIESTA THIS MODEL CAR DOES NOT COME WITH A GAS CAP. I'VE NOTICED AFTER I FILLED M... |
| May 15, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE | MY TRUNK POPS OPEN ON ITS OWN. AT LEAST 3 TIMES A DAY AT RANDOM. GIVING ACCESS INTO THE VEHICLE. THI... |
| Apr 19, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW CONTROL DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. BLUETOOTH AUDIO SOMETIMES PAUSES FOR NO REASON... |
| Nov 16, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | THE HORN DOES NOT WORK. I NEVER TESTED THE HORN WHEN I TOOK THE CAR FOR A TEST DRIVE, AND ONLY DISCO... |
| Nov 12, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | OVER THE SUMMER 2019, PASSENGER LEFT SIDE DOOR DID NOT LATCH. CHILD LOCK WAS ON. UPON DISCOVERY OF D... |
| Aug 3, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | WHEN I REFUEL IT TAKES SEVERAL TRIES TO GET VEHICLE RESTARTED AND NEED TO PUMP ACCELERATOR TO KEEP I... |
| Feb 5, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,WHEELS | MY AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. ALSO TIRE LOW LIGHT IS COMING ON I ALSO HEAR A BANGING NOISE WHE... |
| Jun 2, 2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, FLAMES APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD OF TH... |
| Mar 27, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IN AN INT... |
| Jul 25, 2016 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING | DAYLIGHT RUNNING LAMPS INOPERATIVE AT TIME OF PURCHASE. PAID FOR TX INSPECTION. DISCOVERED AFTER LEA... |
| May 5, 2016 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | TUVE PROBLEMA CON LA COMPUTADORA Y TRANSMISIN AUTOMTICA, DESDE QUE SE ADQUIRI LA UNIDAD REPORTE PROB... |