2008 Ford Focus air bags problems
27 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2008 Ford Focus, which is 8% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 27 8% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 53,000 miles 22 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 18 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 14 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 22 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 53,000 miles, and 55% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 18 crashes, 14 injuries.
What owners wrote
My vehicle was in a head on collision in which the air bags failed to deploy on the driver side and passenger side, which in turn caused significant injury to both parties occupying the vehicle at the time of the accident.
I was driving nw on sr626 about 45 MPH when a white car pulled from stop sign striking my car in the pass side, hitting rear tire and body just in front of tire as I was swerving left to miss car. At impact my car spun 180 degrees sliding backwards into a deep ditch, on right side of road, rolling onto drivers side then back onto all four wheels. The airbags never deployed as I was tossed around inside car hitting my head, neck and left shoulder area causing injury.
Other problems reported for the 2008 Ford Focus
- Electrical system 57 complaints
- Body & structure 42 complaints
- Latches & locks 25 complaints
- Suspension 23 complaints
- Engine 21 complaints
- Tires 21 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 18 complaints