2016 Ford Fiesta Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 6about this part
- Share
- 3%of 179 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 39,808miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the seat belts of the 2016 Ford Fiesta, 3% of the 179 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 39,808 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.
“I was involved in an accident on the freeway the vehicle was struck twice and careened into the center divider once before coming to rest. The airbags never deployed. I sustained a broken neck by hyper extending my neck over the steering wheel.”
NHTSA complaint #11310899, filed 2020-02, 28,000 miles“My vehicle is a 2016 Ford Fiesta st with a sunroof. I live in an area where there is not much flat land to park vehicles. My driveway is greater than a 20% grade. This complaint is related to sunroof seal leaks in any mode of operation. The sunroof seal is a single strip of rubber with a disconnected seam that is oriented at the top of the sunroof. As the rubber ages, the rubber shrinks and the seam can develop into a gap that lets water inside the sunroof drainage tray. …”
NHTSA complaint #11322212, filed 2020-04, 65,000 miles“The 2016 Ford Fiesta seatbelt does not retract properly and the seatbelt hang to the driver seat while the seatbelt metal buckle pointing up and the driver could sat to it and injured the back ribs of the driver just like how I injured my self because of lack of warnings from owners' manual from Ford motor that these seatbelt problem should have been forseable by the manufactured to warned the consumers.”
NHTSA complaint #11486336, filed 2022-09“The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated the seat belt does not retract on the driver's side and passenger side. The contact stated he sat on the buckle and injured himself. The contact has been seeing a chiropractor for 3 years now. The contact did not take the vehicle to a dealer nor was the seat belt repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 51,617.”
NHTSA complaint #11462422, filed 2022-04, 51,617 miles“The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fiesta. While attempting to accelerate, the vehicle hesitated and failed to accelerate properly. In addition, a scrapping type noise was present coming from the steering wheel while operating the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the deal hamilton Ford dealer located in clovis, new mexico, but the failure was unable to be duplicated. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 8,000. ...updated 10/19/17 the consumer stated the seatbelts in back would lock up while in use.”
NHTSA complaint #11013491, filed 2017-08, 8,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10109079Sep 30, 2016Some vehicles may have a concern where the safety belt retractor webbing does not extract from the stowed position or exhibits excessive pressure on the occupant during use. This…
Seat belts: other model years
Other parts of the 2016 Ford Fiesta
101 complaintsEngine
34 complaintsElectrical system
26 complaintsOther or unknown
22 complaintsFuel system
11 complaintsVehicle speed control
11 complaintsBody and structure
8 complaintsSteering
7 complaintsWheels
6 complaintsSuspension
5 complaintsAir bags
4 complaintsBrakes
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2016 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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