Ford Focus by model year

29,862 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Ford Focus across 19 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Ford Focus

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
2000	5,152
2001	2,361
2002	1,198
2003	1,224
2004	499
2005	600
2006	273
2007	524
2008	336
2009	323
2010	409
2011	157
2012	4,988
2013	2,930
2014	3,637
2015	1,336
2016	1,577
2017	1,193
2018	1,130

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG	Safety
2018	1,130	Engine (32%)	7	25 to 34	5 stars
2017	1,193	Drivetrain & axles (37%)	10	25 to 34	5 stars
2016	1,577	Drivetrain & axles (40%)	10	25 to 34	5 stars
2015	1,336	Drivetrain & axles (40%)	9	26 to 34	5 stars
2014	3,637	Drivetrain & axles (42%)	12	26 to 32	5 stars
2013	2,930	Drivetrain & axles (37%)	11	26 to 32	5 stars
2012	4,988	Drivetrain & axles (28%)	7	29 to 32	4 stars
2011	157	Electrical system (16%)		28 to 29
2010	409	Engine (13%)		28
2009	323	Electrical system (15%)		27 to 28
2008	336	Electrical system (17%)	1	28
2007	524	Air bags (23%)		23 to 27
2006	273	Electrical system (18%)		23 to 26
2005	600	Electrical system (20%)	1	23 to 26
2004	499	Electrical system (37%)	1	21 to 27
2003	1,224	Electrical system (44%)	1	20 to 27
2002	1,198	Electrical system (25%)	1	20 to 28
2001	2,361	Electrical system (22%)	7	24 to 28
2000	5,152	Electrical system (27%)	11	24 to 27