Buying a small car for wife - what would you recommend?

I am looking at a used small car for my wife. She drives 3000 miles a year and needs space to carry a medium sized dog. I would like to drive for fun sometimes so quite sporty. Our budget is £9000.

Why does our Ford Fiesta suffer from a flat battery?

My daughter in-law has a Ford Fiesta 1.0 litre EcoBoost on a two year PCP plan with a major Ford Dealer. Over the last 18 months the AA has recovered the vehicle on six occasions with a 'dead battery'...

Swapping tyres on a Ford Fiesta

I have just changed my 2013 Ford Fiesta EcoBoost for a 2015 model (same spec) with less than 3000 miles on the clock. The only snag is it has 195/45/R16 tyres and my previous model had 195/50 R16 which...

Can't get my V5 certificate

On 28th November 2015 I took delivery of a new Fiesta from Evans Halshaw, Milton Keynes. The V5 certificate showed the wrong colour. The dealer kept the V5 saying they would get it amended. I am still...

Ford Fiesta battery keeps going flat

Our Ford Fiesta will be two years old in July 2016. Ever since we bought it, we have found that battery goes flat after not using the car for a week to 10 days, particularly if we open a car door several...

Buying a nearly new Fiesta - 1.25 or 1.0 EcoBoost?

I want to buy a nearly new car. The Ford Fiesta seems an interesting proposition, but there is a considerable price difference between the 1.25 engines and the 1.0-litre EcoBoost. Which one would you go...

Fiesta full beam too high

I have noticed that the headlights are misaligned on my Ford Fiesta. As a result the full beam is too high (illuminating tops of hedges) while the dipped beam is fine. Have you heard of this problem?

Is water ingress covered under Ford warranty?

My Fiesta is 21 months old and water has suddenly started to accumulate in both rear seat passenger footwells. Having visited my Ford dealer and phoned Ford Customer services I'm told that water ingress...

Fiesta heater fans and extended warrany

Hi, I have a 2013 Fiesta Zetec S and this has been trouble free up until now. The manual heater/blower fan speeds 1-3 have suddenly stopped working. full speed (4) is still OK. Researching points to a...

Fiesta or Yaris - which one do you recommend?

I am looking at buying the Ford Fiesta 1.6 Zetec Powershift 105PS with Fordsync Bluetooth USB and rear parking sensors - the ford dealership want £9,995 and won't budge on price. I am concerned about...