Used 2013 Ford Fiesta Sedan Consumer Reviews
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Continued Issues
Cheryl, 12/21/2018
updated 01/03/2024
2013 Ford Fiesta SE 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
Now radio will come on by itself when I unlock car, especially after using GPS. Driving down the road and message will op up that says “Remove CD” when there is no CD inserted. Was told would need to replace sound system to fix it. Not going to do it, car is 10 years old.
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Ford Fiesta six speed
booter09, 12/06/2012
2013 Ford Fiesta SE 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl 5M)
30 of 81 people found this review helpful
I have bought a 2013 ford fiesta and it is the best choice that you can ever make. I have put three hundred miles in the last three days. Im six foot three and sit very comfortable. The only thing that is weird about this car is the transmission, i have the power shift six speed. Must drive to enjoy
'13 Fiesta S model a great value
eurok, 08/15/2013
updated 08/16/2017
2013 Ford Fiesta S 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
The base model makes a great commuter or single person/small family. With the 5 speed manual, it has oodles of power and handling is precise. Seats are very comfortable in front, cloth is high quality, and trans shifts very smoothly. Seat height is easy to adjust, the telescoping wheel helps driving position. What's lacking in the base model is power windows, CD (why?-never use)/sync, cruise. Fortunately Ford included an aux jack for phone or ipod. With the high cost of used cars these days, a new '13 was only about $2K more than similarly equipped 11's. I didn't expect to, but three years after purchase I sold the car to one of the few under-40's who can drive a manual. The used car market flipped to surplus and the Fiesta lost 55% of its value in 3 years. I had no problems apart from a malfunctioning dome lamp during that time. I appreciated the huge trunk, room for 4 slim people, and the excellent driving experience. In retrospect, I would have been better off leasing or getting a vehicle with lower depreciation.
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Jerks and grinds when driving
Meg, 06/19/2020
2013 Ford Fiesta SE 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Let's start with the terrible transmission and the fact that it jerks and make a grinding sound as soon as I push on the gas after coming to a stop. When I bought the car, I took this issue to the dealership I bought it from and they said you can't slowly start to go like normal people, you need to just push hard on the gas. Doesn't that sound terrible!!?? I bought the car used in 2015 and have had the jerking and grinding issue since. It's still drivable and the dealership said it's not dangerous (which doesn't seem right) but it lasted. The inside is okay. One thing I didn't like but got used to was not having a glove compartment in between the driver and passenger seats. Besides the transmission and jerking around, it hasn't had a lot of expensive repairs besides the usual tires/brakes replacement. The only positive thing I can say is that the gas mileage is awesome and it doesn't cost me an arm and leg to fill my tank. The transmission/jerking/grinding is a huge problem and would've stopped me from buying this car if I knew about this beforehand.
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Ford Fiestas are Nightmare!
natalie simpson, 02/11/2017
2013 Ford Fiesta SE 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Lots of recalls...Ford really dropped the ball on this model!
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