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2013 Ford Focus Electric drivetrain & axles problems

37 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2013 Ford Focus Electric, which is 31% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
37 31% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
5,000 miles 35 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When drivetrain & axles problems show up

Drivetrain & axles complaints by mileage, 2013 Ford Focus Electric Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 5,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 28 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 5,000 miles
Based on 35 complaints that include mileage. 94% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles28
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 35 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 5,000 miles, and 94% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

The car automatically accelerated while parking perpendicular in a parking structure; driver had slowed/braked, to 5 miles or less, to park and taken her foot off the gas and pressed the brake. Abruptly the car accelerated and the car crashed into the wall in front with the driver air bags activated and front bumper crushed.

Reported at 38,000 miles, May 2017 CrashInjury

I've had numerous problems since the first day I drove it to work. The most serious incident occurred aug. 7, 2013, when the vehicle suddenly shut down while my wife and I were driving on the 101 freeway in agoura, ca. A similar incident occurred on oct. 16, while leaving work, and on oct. 21, while driving to work. On all three occasions the car would suddenly stop, a stop safely now read-out would appear, followed by a mechanics wrench symbol.

Reported at 881 miles, July 2013

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