FaultScore

Worst years for a Ford Focus Electric

Owners have filed 312 complaints about the Ford Focus Electric with NHTSA across model years 2012 to 2017. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

2013 Ford Focus Electric

120 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly transmission & drivetrain.

Cleanest on record

2017 Ford Focus Electric

12 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Ford Focus Electric 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.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2017 A 12 0 0 5,300 Engine & Cooling
2016 9 0 1 Electrical System
2015 C 20 1 0 5,100 Transmission & Drivetrain
2014 D 98 3 1 5,972 Electrical System
2013 D 120 1 0 5,300 Transmission & Drivetrain
2012 C 53 1 0 14,514 Electrical System

What breaks on a Ford Focus Electric

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Worst in 2014

Worst in 2013

Engine & Cooling 43 13.8%

Worst in 2013

Worst in 2013

Steering 24 7.7%

Worst in 2013

Acceleration & Cruise Control 17 5.4%

Worst in 2013

Brakes 9 2.9%

Worst in 2013

Stability & Traction Control 9 2.9%

Worst in 2013

Other & Unspecified 8 2.6%

Worst in 2013

Lights 3 1.0%

Worst in 2013

Wheels 2 0.6%

Worst in 2014

Airbags 1 0.3%

Worst in 2012

Suspension 1 0.3%

Worst in 2012

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 0.3%

Worst in 2014

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Ford Focus Electric, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Sep 2013 peak 57 Jul 2024

Compare the Ford Focus Electric

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.