Ford Focus problems reported in North Carolina
1,081 of the 29,786 complaints filed about the Ford Focus came from North Carolina, most often about the transmission & drivetrain.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
1,081
Complaints from North Carolina
75
Crashes
7
Fires
2012
Worst model year
What failed
Transmission & Drivetrain
281
26.0%
Electrical System
147
13.6%
Engine & Cooling
139
12.9%
Fuel & Propulsion
119
11.0%
Steering
83
7.7%
Other & Unspecified
48
4.4%
Acceleration & Cruise Control
39
3.6%
Brakes
37
3.4%
Airbags
36
3.3%
Body & Structure
24
2.2%
Suspension
23
2.1%
Doors, Latches & Locks
17
1.6%
By model year
1999 Focus
1
0.1%
2000 Focus
150
13.9%
2001 Focus
87
8.0%
2002 Focus
30
2.8%
2003 Focus
51
4.7%
2004 Focus
9
0.8%
2005 Focus
22
2.0%
2006 Focus
4
0.4%
2007 Focus
13
1.2%
2008 Focus
11
1.0%
2009 Focus
5
0.5%
2010 Focus
8
0.7%
2011 Focus
9
0.8%
2012 Focus
170
15.7%
2013 Focus
103
9.5%
2014 Focus
164
15.2%
2015 Focus
46
4.3%
2016 Focus
88
8.1%
2017 Focus
51
4.7%
2018 Focus
59
5.5%
Cities reporting most
Raleigh
76
19.3%
Charlotte
72
18.3%
Fayetteville
45
11.5%
Durham
42
10.7%
Greensboro
28
7.1%
Concord
24
6.1%
Winston-Salem
20
5.1%
Cary
20
5.1%
Clayton
19
4.8%
Wilmington
18
4.6%
Rocky Mount
15
3.8%
Gastonia
14
3.6%