Brutally Honest FORD FIESTA MK8 Buyers Guide & Review

EVERYTHING You Need To Know if you're planning on buying a 2018, 2019, 2020,2021, 2022, 2023 and onwards Ford Fiesta!

All common fiesta problems / issues covered including the ecoboost 1.0 and problematic powershift gearbox.

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[SandwellVern]

Owned a 2020 Fiesta for 2 years now thinking it was wet belt. Not chain. This was a discovery moment for me! One of the most concise and informative, no messing MK8 Fiesta videos on Youtube. Great work! 👌

[dancingonlass]

I have a 3 door Fiesta ST-Line 1.0 140hp in Deep Impact Blue, 67.500Km done (41.600 miles), still works very good, nothing to say. I bought it brand new in february 2018. Great little car, adorable to drive.

[plym]

Im a driving instructor. Bought my new Mk8 1 litre 125bhp ecoboost manual in Jan 2020. 84k miles later only had to change tyres, brakes, wipers and battery. I service it every 15k miles by an expert.
It's a brilliant car.

[simonford]

To be fair, I owned a 66 plate 1.0 ecoboost powershift, and sold it for a 22 plate 8.5 last year, with 32, 000 on the clock. In the years I had the car it drove beautifully, the auto gear shift was smooth as silk, and I never had any mechanical issues with it in the time I had it (around 6 years). I am a true believer that there was no issues as it was serviced yearly, so any problems with the wet belt would have been picked up on. I did notice on the last service invoice a reminder that the belt was due for changing on the next service (which would have been next month) but now someone else has that to deal with! Totally love the new one though, again an auto ecoboost mhev st line 3 door in black. A head turning little rocket! Great video for us Fiesta enthusiasts!

[rossco]

I have literally made a list from your video for my 1.0 21plate Mhev 124bhp viewing tomorrow. Best review on YouTube, well done Sir 👏🏻

[AsteroSSB]

Mine is a C-Max 1.0 Ecoboost 125 produced late 2018 with timing chain and a MT6. 70.000km passed flawlessly. This is a perfect car.

[jazzyjazbtw]

I bought an 18 plate 1.0 100bhp as a first car in jan 2022 and it's been mostly okay. I mean for a first car it's pretty damn enjoyable. it's got 49k miles on it now and it did have that grinding sound when changing gears about 12 months into ownership so had it fixed as well.

[Bobblenob]

I had a fiesta on a 19 plate. Not one issue. It was also a power shift.

[paulstaffordcook]

Great vid & great channel! I am a driving instructor and I put 70k on my ‘19 plate ST line Fiesta 1.0 ecoboost. I sold it at 70k because I just couldn’t sleep at nights…. feeling that I was only a few thousand miles away from “boom”. Based on your photo, I believe my ‘19 plate was the “ecoboom 💥” ! It’s a shame because it was actually a great driving car - refined on the motorway, surprisingly brisk, an absolute joy to blast on a back road, and no rattles to speak of. Everything they say about Fiestas being a hoot to throw around the bends is absolutely true. But for me, going forward, it’s gotta be Japanese. That Fiesta had a chronic airbag warning light that could never really be fixed. And at tick over it sounded like the engine mounts were extremely worn - like a few squeaky chipmunks were having a conversation under the bonnet. And I always got the feeling that the car was never going to make it to 100k….

[josephatherton]

Thankyou for your information on the Ford fiesta 1 liter ecoboost engine . The 140 hp in the fiesta st line, get up and goes, a pocket rocket . A good engine .

[simonroberts]

In my experience the Fiesta mk8 ST line eco was the best car I’ve owned.It handled like a go kart.When I sold her this year she had just under 100k on the odometer without any problems!Just to confuse yer!LOL🤣😂🤣

[jdmguy]

Its a shame Ford axed the Fiesta. Never owned one but driven a few. Always fun to drive and one of the sharper looking cars in this segment. The old Yamaha derived 1.25's were very reliable.

[adambrush]

I have a 18 plate ST-Line TDCI. 50k miles. No issues yet. I Usually get 65mpg ~ on mostly motorway driving. 120hp and 200lbs of torque. A better all round engine than the petrol variant's IMO. Good handling, comfort and styling. It's a very good all round car. The handling is excellent as well. I'd prefer hydraulic power steering over the electric type but that's my only complaint really.

[destinationeuphoriaselfdev]

Love this dudes reviews on motors thanks for all the help

[bellers]

I had 2017 1.0 for 5 years from new and the only thing it needed was new rear coil springs. Apparently they can break on the bottom coils. The mot tester went straight to it so it must be fairly common. £40 and an hour of my time sorted it.

[AJane]

I’ve had one for 4 years and it’s still amazing. I’ve got the st line 1.0 3 door.
Minor issues with it, but all covered under warranty.
Only changed front tyres and front brake pads once since I’ve had it.
Really good car.

[MrAvant]

Wish you'd spent more time on the 1.1 TiVCT engine. They are less powerful than the eco boost cars but okay to drive due to the good low down grunt delivered by the variable cam timing....

[tsuchiyasbassist]

Taking mine in for a wet belt change next week at 86, 000 miles. Hasn’t failed, but it’s starting to sound rough and I’d rather just pay for it now than a whole new engine. Or car really, because other than this issue it’s a great little car, and is very well equipped (in Vignale trim).

[ElementsMMA]

Powershift gets a really unfair rep for being troublesome.
Great gearbox, awesome piece of kit - as long as it has been looked after properly, and not abused.

[brianiswrong]

People who know about the wet belt(s) are going to drive the early fiesta and focus prices down.
125'000 or 150'000 miles (depending on who you talk to) but a strick 10 year replacement period,
Which means thousands of 13 plate fiestas and ever increasing 14 plate fiestas and focus are due at circa £1000 wet cam and water pump belt change) cant see it happening on a £3'000 to £5000 car.