2013 Ford Focus Electric problems
Owners have filed 120 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Ford Focus Electric. Drivetrain & axles is the most reported problem area, at 31% of complaints. After that come electrical system (22%) and engine (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 120 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Drivetrain & axles 31% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 5,000 miles 109 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 84 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 11 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 109 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 5,000 miles. For drivetrain & axles specifically, the median reported mileage is about 5,000 miles (35 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 1 injury reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 94% of model years in our database.
It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
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.
I braked to a stop at a busy entrance to a traffic rotary. Traffic started up and the car wouldn't respond to accelerator. I saw a stop safely now message on the left hand digital display. Car wouldn't move or start again. Had to push car out of bumper-to-bumper traffic. State of charge was good for the trip. Problem was not explained by display. Outdoor ambient temperature was mild. Car was flat-bedded to my ford dealer, where it still sits today.
Driving at low speed in a parking lot, the car lost propulsion (only) and displayed 'stop safely now'. This has occurred 3 times since (total of 4) with 3 incidents also being at low, parking lot speeds. I had one incident where this occurred at a steady 40MPH. The car looses propulsion only. Steering, braking and all other accessories are unaffected.
While traveling down the freeway, decelerating to change lanes the stop safely now message appeared and the car lost power. This is a re-occurrence and the dealer is working to resolve it.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus Electric. The contact stated while turning off the vehicle, the lights and radio remained operational which resulted in the battery being drained. The vehicle was diagnosed and repaired; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 45,000.