2018 Ford Fiesta Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 14%of 35 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 39,982miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the air bags of the 2018 Ford Fiesta, 14% of the 35 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 39,982 miles. 2 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.
“Driving down the road... Abs, brake, tsc lights kicked on and the car jerked to the right-hand side and slowed down about 10mph... As I kept going it lit up again and jerked hard... As I got speed to about 55mph did it a few more times before I finally shut the car off and had the dealership come get it..”
NHTSA complaint #11363296, filed 2020-10, 39,982 miles“On 7/2/2019 my wife and I was in a pretty bad wreck totaling our car. There was massive damage done to the front of the car however the airbags never deployed. With the damage done there's no reason the air bags shouldn't have went off. We was traveling about 70 MPH on the highway heading home when this happened”
NHTSA complaint #11230761, filed 2019-07, 23,000 miles“12/4/2023 while attempting to pull into a parking spot in a parking garage car suddenly accelerated forward at a very fast rate, just prior to acceleration felt like it shuddered. Afraid that it would keep going and go over edge so I pulled to the right while trying to brake and hit a concrete barrier. Terrifying! October 23, 2019 another couple had this happen in another parking garage downtown Indianapolis and they were killed. Car went over the edge. Must have been on my mind! …”
NHTSA complaint #11562850, filed 2023-12“The contact’s grandmother owns a 2018 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated that while driving up a hill, the vehicle started sputtering, vibrating, and jerking. The sputtering was severe, causing the front driver's side seat belt to be activated. The vehicle was immediately driven to the local dealer who diagnosed that the transmission was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 64,000.”
NHTSA complaint #11561353, filed 2023-12, 64,000 miles“Fan stopped working out of no where causing car to over heat happened multiple times even after being replaced. Airbag lights say airbag on passenger side is off even when someone is in the seat this happens alot. Back driver side turn signal will not work and everything has been changed and looked at by several mechanics. When driving it sometimes does not want to shift wants to just stay at one rpm and jerk”
NHTSA complaint #11467632, filed 2022-06Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2018 Ford Fiesta
10 complaintsOther or unknown
9 complaintsElectrical system
6 complaintsEngine
6 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsSuspension
2 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
1 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaintsSeats
1 complaintsWheels
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2018 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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