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2013 Ford Fiesta Brakes Problems

Complaints
11about this part
Share
2%of 668 total for the year
Median mileage
29,152miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 11 complaints about the brakes of the 2013 Ford Fiesta, 2% of the 668 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 29,152 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Transmission started grinding while trying to accelerate from sitting idle. Brakes locked up 3 different times while I had my foot on the brake. The transmission revs very high with any street that is not completely flat. When I sit at a stop light it will roll backward when I try to go. It is an automatic transmission.”

NHTSA complaint #10477960, filed 2012-09, 500 miles

“My daughter took her car in for repair end of july 2014, due to very bad shuttering, shaking, acceleration and brake issue. Dealership claims they reset the computer that speaks to the transmission. I had her take car back about 10 days later due to the same issue. They claim there was nothing wrong with vehicle that she needs to drive at least another 1000 miles so that computer can register her driving habits??? …”

NHTSA complaint #10632041, filed 2014-09, 13,000 miles

“I am the owner of a 2013 Ford Fiesta se. I take my car for regular maintenence. I replaced my front and rear brakes in december. A month or two ago I felt an anomaly in my suspension and brakes. The car kept feeling like had a shimmy while driving. It also started making a weird noise. I had my vehicle visually inspected and nothing was noted. I finally took my vehicle to kendricks body shop in aiken, sc and they told me that my brakes had failed causing them to go through the rear backing plate. I was also informed that my vehicle needed to be towed and it was not safe to drive.”

NHTSA complaint #11218775, filed 2019-06, 140,000 miles

“Last night I was driving in the highway, there was traffic congestion and I tried to brake but the brakes didn't respond even when I pushed the brake until the end. Finally, my car impacted the other car. After that, when I tried to move the car to the side, I almost collide the car again because this time the brake was blocked and I had to put the parking position quickly. This happen to me before but I was in a parking lot, the speed was very low and I could control the situation. …”

NHTSA complaint #10553074, filed 2013-11, 16,000 miles

“I purchased the vehicle used in february of 2014. A couple of days after having the vehicle it started to make loud grinding noises, when I tried to accelerate it would sputter and almost stall. I took it in on march 05, 2014 and the dealership had it for a week. When I picked it up, I was told that they could not find anything wrong with it and the grinding was normal . The grinding noises, the sputtering, the slow acceleration, and other issues are still happening with this vehicle. When I call to see if I can take it in, I am told that this is normal for this vehicle. …”

NHTSA complaint #10631351, filed 2014-09, 18,304 miles

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Brakes: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20191312%
201757%
201621%
201593%
2014122%
2013112%
2012173%
2011172%

Other parts of the 2013 Ford Fiesta

Transmission and drivetrain
391 complaints
Engine
110 complaints
Other or unknown
93 complaints
Body and structure
78 complaints
Electrical system
62 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
47 complaints
Vehicle speed control
43 complaints
Fuel system
15 complaints
Air bags
13 complaints
Electronic stability control
13 complaints
Exterior lighting
10 complaints
Suspension
7 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2013 Ford Fiesta

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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