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Ford FESTIVA at salvage auctions

Copart 1991 Ford FESTIVA GL KNJPT06H9M6101668 Vandalism124,086 mi Jun 22 Copart 1989 Ford FESTIVA L KNJBT06K6K6123193 Front End192,716 mi

Ford FESTIVA: model passport

Everything our database knows about the Ford FESTIVA: salvage auction lots, owner complaints to NHTSA, recalls, crash-test stars and real sale prices.

At salvage auctions

Cars2
Median retail value$1,662
Median repair cost, % of value147%
Run and drive100%
Primary damage
  1. Front End 1 50%
  2. Vandalism 1 50%
Yard state
  1. CO1 50%
  2. MI1 50%

Median is the middle: half the cars are below it, half above. Retail value (Copart's Est. Retail Value) and repair cost are the auction's estimates, not sale prices. Odometer median counts only readings marked actual.

Owner complaints to NHTSA

201 complaints about the Ford FESTIVA (all model years) sent by owners to the US road safety regulator.

Complaints201
With a crash14
With a fire17
Injured6
Deaths0
What fails: complaints by system
  1. Seats and seat belts
    median 126,660 mi at failure     110 55%
  2. Electrical system 23 11%
  3. Wheels and tires
    median 250,000 mi at failure     12 6%
  4. Suspension
    median 135,314 mi at failure     11 5%
  5. Engine and cooling 10 5%
  6. Brakes 8 4%
  7. Transmission and drivetrain
    median 157,000 mi at failure     8 4%
  8. Fuel and propulsion 5 2%
  9. Exterior lighting 4 2%
  10. Steering
    median 157,000 mi at failure     2 <1%
Complaints by model year
1990
24
1994

Recalls

3 recall campaigns for the Ford FESTIVA.

Recall campaigns by model year
31990
1993

Sources: our Copart lot database; NHTSA owner complaints, recalls and NCAP; open sale records of US cities and the US Treasury. Complaints are reports from owners, not confirmed defects; more popular models get more of them. Median: half are below, half above.