Ford Festiva

Ford Festiva
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The Ford Festiva is a four passenger front-drive subcompact car originally manufactured in South Korea by Kia, under license from Mazda and marketed by Ford from 1986 until 2002 over three generations in Japan as the Festiva. The first generation was also sold as a Festiva in North America, while the first two generations were Festivas in Australasia. The third generation was a badge engineered Mazda Demio and was generally not available with Ford badging outside of Japan.

Technical data
ManufacturerKia
ProductionFrom 1986

Engine variants

Different engine versions of the Ford Festiva (from registration data). 3 variants.

Engine variants for Ford Festiva
EngineFuelTransmissionTop speedEconomyModel year
1.3 l ยท 4-cylPetrolManualโ€“6.9 l/100 km1988โ€“1989
1.3 l ยท 4-cylPetrolManualโ€“7 l/100 km1988โ€“1993
1.3 l ยท 4-cylPetrolAutomaticโ€“8.5 l/100 km1989โ€“1993

Source: EPA (US). Fuel economy converted to l/100 km.

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Recalls & safety

No recorded recalls for the Ford Festiva in EU Safety Gate or NHTSA (US).

Sources: EU Safety Gate (European market) and NHTSA (US market). See all Ford recalls.