 The Ford Fiesta "looked" like the perfect car for my soon-to-be-driver, but after I drove it for a while, I found it unsafe for an inexperienced driver.  The transmission is very uncertain.  At times it takes off smoothly from stop, other times it hesitates and shudders to a start.  The start may be a lurch or a crawl.  There does not seem to be any rhyme or reason for the inconsistency.  Four months after the purchase, I received a Recall 15B22 and took it into a local Ford dealership.  I was informed that they would attempt a repair but it might not work.  I was told to drive it for 1500 miles before returning.  The problem got progressively worse and when I had done my mandatory 1500 miles, I went back to the Ford service department and was told there was nothing more they could do.  We will see about that, but that is where we stand to date.So, the vehicle for my new driver has proven itself unsafe for even I, a driver of 40+ years.