Ford Festiva — repair costs

1991–1992

Use the estimator for a specific car's year, mileage and state. Below it, every repair job we price for the systems this vehicle's complaints involve — book labor hours plus parts — with the ones that match its reported problems listed first.

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Enter the car you're looking at. We'll show which of this vehicle's known problems typically show up in your next 3 years of driving, what each costs to fix at your state's labor rates, which ones it's already past (ask the seller about those), and routine maintenance to budget for.

Body and interior

2 complaints on this vehicle · median 167,500 miles

Other body and interior jobs in our cost table follow for reference — not every one applies to every engine or trim.

Sunroof mechanism or drain repair

2.5h at $107/h (independent) + $120–$300 parts, range widened for medium-confidence pricing

$330–$620

Suspension

1 complaint on this vehicle · median 200,000 miles

Repairs that match problems reported on this vehicle are listed first and tagged. Other suspension jobs in our cost table follow for reference — not every one applies to every engine or trim.

Rear shocks replacement (pair)

Matches reported problem: Shocks and struts

1.5h at $107/h (independent) + $300–$500 parts, range widened for low-confidence pricing

$280–$840

Front struts replacement (pair)

Matches reported problem: Shocks and struts

2.5h at $107/h (independent) + $812–$862 parts, range widened for medium-confidence pricing

$770–$1,440

Lower control arm with ball joint (one side)

1.8h at $107/h (independent) + $150–$400 parts, range widened for low-confidence pricing

$230–$700

Air suspension compressor replacement

1.5h at $107/h (independent) + $483–$644 parts, range widened for high-confidence pricing

$620–$830

Rear air spring / bag replacement (pair)

2.0h at $107/h (independent) + $575–$1,495 parts, range widened for high-confidence pricing

$790–$1,710

Transmission

1 complaint on this vehicle · median 4,600 miles

Repairs that match problems reported on this vehicle are listed first and tagged. Other transmission jobs in our cost table follow for reference — not every one applies to every engine or trim.

Manual clutch and flywheel replacement

Matches reported problem: Manual clutch, flywheel and hydraulics

6.5h at $107/h (independent) + $809–$843 parts, range widened for medium-confidence pricing

$1,070–$1,980

Transmission fluid and filter service

1.5h at $107/h (independent) + $150–$290 parts, range widened for medium-confidence pricing

$270–$490

Auxiliary transmission cooler installation

1.5h at $107/h (independent) + $120–$360 parts, range widened for low-confidence pricing

$200–$600

Torque converter replacement

7.0h at $107/h (independent) + $402–$1,035 parts, range widened for low-confidence pricing

$730–$2,200

Automatic transmission rebuild or replacement

12.0h at $107/h (independent) + $2,070–$3,680 parts, range widened for medium-confidence pricing

$2,910–$5,410

CVT replacement

5.0h at $107/h (independent) + $2,400–$5,200 parts, range widened for low-confidence pricing

$2,170–$6,500

Wheels and tires

1 complaint on this vehicle · median 250,000 miles

Other wheels and tires jobs in our cost table follow for reference — not every one applies to every engine or trim.

TPMS sensors (set of four)

1.0h at $107/h (independent) + $120–$320 parts, range widened for medium-confidence pricing

$230–$430

Tyre replacement (set of four, truck)

1.5h at $107/h (independent) + $840–$1,920 parts, range widened for low-confidence pricing

$770–$2,310

Costs are national estimates built from book labor hours × a shop door rate (from BLS metro technician wages, national median since no buyer location is collected on this site today) plus a parts-price range. They are not this vehicle's actual repair history and don't account for your location, shop type, or mileage. A system with more complaints on this vehicle isn't necessarily the one that will cost more to fix — this shows what repairs in that system typically run, not which one you'll need. See Methodology for the full model.