There’s a reason the Ford Fiesta sits where it does on British roads. It’s the best-selling car in UK history with over 4 million registrations, and even though Ford ended production in 2023, around 1.5 million are still being driven every day. If you own one, the discontinuation might raise a worry the moment you spot a chip: is my colour still available? The short answer is yes. Every Ford Fiesta paint code across the entire model run is still matched, so your shade isn’t lost, no matter how old the car.
This Ford Fiesta touch up paint guide covers the Fiesta’s colours generation by generation, the ST exclusives, the trickier finishes, and how to match any of them at home.
Ford Fiesta Colours by Generation
The Fiesta ran for nearly fifty years, and its palette shifted with each generation. Knowing roughly where your car sits helps with what you’re matching.
The Mk7, from 2008 to 2017, was the big-volume era, and this is where most used Fiestas on the road today sit. The palette leaned on solid whites and reds, the long-running Moondust Silver, and the popular blues of the era. These are the most commonly searched Fiesta colours for good reason. There are simply so many of these cars about.
The Mk7.5 facelift in 2013 brought Magnetic Grey and a more modern set of metallics into the range. These quickly became Fiesta staples that you still see everywhere.
The Mk8, from 2017 to the end of production in 2023, was the final generation. It carried Frozen White, Panther Black and the brighter metallics, and pushed toward pearls and more premium finishes on the higher trims and special editions.
Older Fiestas, the Mk6 and earlier, used a more conservative palette. We still match these too, even where the colour is decades old. A faded nineties red isn’t beyond reach.
One important point across all generations: the same colour name can span several years, while the code is what narrows it down to your exact paint. Matching by name alone is a common way to end up with a near-miss. Performance Blue is the classic Fiesta example, appearing on more than one code across the years.
The Fiesta ST Exclusives
The Fiesta ST and ST-Line carried sportier shades that weren’t shared with the standard car. The blues especially, which are a real part of the ST’s identity for anyone who owns one. The catch is that an ST colour won’t match a standard Fiesta code, so check the code carefully rather than assume the shade is shared. Order against the exact ST code for your car and the match comes out spot-on.
Solid, Metallic and the Trickier Finishes
The Fiesta palette runs from straightforward solids through metallics to a few premium pearls and tri-coats on later and ST cars. The finish changes how the repair goes, so it’s worth knowing what you’re working with.
Solid colours, like Race Red and Frozen White, are the most forgiving and match very cleanly at home. These are the easiest repairs there are.
Metallics, like Magnetic Grey and Moondust Silver, need the metallic flake properly suspended in the paint, but they’re still a comfortable DIY job with a colour-matched kit. A good shake of the bottle before you start does most of the work for you.
Pearls and tri-coats take a bit more patience. They need a ground coat built up in layers, then a separate finish coat over the top, then a polish, rather than one pass of colour. It’s multi-layer work, but it’s well within reach for anyone willing to take their time.
For the vast majority of Fiestas on the road, which is the standard solids and metallics, the repair matches beautifully at home. The common colours are forgiving. Even the trickier pearls ask for a bit more patience, not a trip to the bodyshop.
Common Ford Fiesta Colours
A quick reference to the Fiesta colours we get asked about most, including the ST exclusives. For the exact code that matches your specific car and year, enter your registration on the Ford Fiesta touch up paint page. A single Fiesta colour can map to several codes across the years, so the reg lookup is the cleanest way to be sure.
| Name | Type | Notes |
| Frozen White | Solid | Common late-model Fiesta white |
| Oxford White | Solid | Earlier Fiesta white |
| Race Red | Solid | Iconic Fiesta and ST red |
| Panther Black | Solid | Common modern Fiesta black |
| Magnetic Grey | Metallic | Most popular modern Fiesta grey |
| Moondust Silver | Metallic | Long-running Fiesta silver |
| Deep Impact Blue | Metallic | Popular Fiesta blue |
| Performance Blue | Solid | ST colour, multiple codes by year |
| Diamond White | Pearl | Premium finish, more involved match |
| Ford Blue / ST Blues | Metallic | ST and ST-Line exclusives |
This isn’t the full list. For every Fiesta colour matched to your model and year, head to the Ford Fiesta touch up paint page, pick your shade, and order the matched kit.
If you’d rather read the code straight off the car, the Fiesta keeps it on a sticker in the driver’s side door jamb. Open the driver’s door and look at the frame for a small black-and-white sticker. The paint code sits next to “EXT PNT” as a short two-character string, like Z1 or UX. Jot that down and you have everything you need to order your exact match.
If you want a fuller walkthrough of Ford’s sticker layout, where the code sits and the other places Ford hides it, our main Ford touch up paint guide covers it in detail.
A Couple of Fiesta-Specific Things Worth Knowing
Two situations come up often enough on Fiestas to flag.
Older Fiestas, especially the late-nineties and 2000s solids and reds, often have faded factory paint after years in the sun. Even a perfect code match can look slightly off against oxidised paint. The trick is to polish the original paint first to bring it back, then blend the repair into that. It’s normal and easily managed. It just explains why a fresh match might look a touch brighter than badly weathered paint around it until you polish.
Resprayed used Fiestas turn up often on the used market, and a respray in a non-original colour means the door sticker no longer matches what’s actually on the panels. The sticker shows the factory paint. So on a resprayed Fiesta, confirm the colour that’s actually on the car before ordering.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is the paint code on a Ford Fiesta?
Can I still get touch up paint for my Fiesta now it’s discontinued?
Will Race Red or Frozen White match cleanly at home?
Why does my Fiesta colour have more than one code?
Are pearl and tri-coat Fiesta colours harder to repair?
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