Worst years for a Ford Focus
Owners have filed 29,786 complaints about the Ford Focus with NHTSA across model years 1999 to 2018. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.
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2000 Ford Focus5,152 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.
Every Ford Focus year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | B | 1,112 | 24 | 8 | 55,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2017 | B | 1,183 | 28 | 4 | 53,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2016 | C | 1,568 | 42 | 5 | 60,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2015 | B | 1,327 | 43 | 7 | 60,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2014 | D | 3,628 | 140 | 17 | 48,020 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2013 | D | 2,919 | 80 | 20 | 52,269 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2012 | D | 4,981 | 179 | 28 | 65,513 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2011 | B | 157 | 15 | 0 | 50,000 | Electrical System |
| 2010 | C | 409 | 28 | 5 | 50,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2009 | C | 323 | 39 | 2 | 46,450 | Electrical System |
| 2008 | B | 336 | 25 | 0 | 64,000 | Electrical System |
| 2007 | C | 524 | 86 | 11 | 56,000 | Airbags |
| 2006 | C | 270 | 35 | 4 | 62,000 | Electrical System |
| 2005 | C | 600 | 60 | 11 | 62,000 | Electrical System |
| 2004 | C | 499 | 45 | 18 | 50,000 | Electrical System |
| 2003 | C | 1,224 | 70 | 23 | 55,000 | Electrical System |
| 2002 | D | 1,198 | 107 | 23 | 47,850 | Electrical System |
| 2001 | D | 2,361 | 227 | 67 | 57,000 | Electrical System |
| 2000 | D | 5,152 | 358 | 171 | 60,000 | Electrical System |
| 1999 | A | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
What breaks on a Ford Focus
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Ford Focus
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Ford Focus, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Ford Focus problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Ford Focus
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.