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2012 Ford Focus fuel system problems

340 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2012 Ford Focus, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
340 7% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
83,000 miles 265 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When fuel system problems show up

Fuel system complaints by mileage, 2012 Ford Focus Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 83,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 32 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 14 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 27 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 50 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 39 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 33 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 29 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 22 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 11 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 6 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 83,000 miles
Based on 265 complaints that include mileage. 28% 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 miles32
20k to 40k miles14
40k to 60k miles27
60k to 80k miles50
80k to 100k miles39
100k to 120k miles33
120k to 140k miles29
140k to 160k miles22
160k to 180k miles11
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles6

What the data shows

Of the 265 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 83,000 miles, and 28% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 fire.

What owners wrote

Off and on for the past 2 months go out to start the car put it in reverse attempt to back up and the steering wheel becomes stuck it will not turn at all you have to give it 1 min and then try again and then it resumes normal, last summer was driving down the main highway the right headlight went out the next morning start the car and appears in screen default on the l lighting open the hood to see all electrical wires to the headlights were burnt where the bulb connects to the wire areas had to have all wiring…

Reported at 110,000 miles, March 2019 Fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford focus. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH, the service engine light illuminated continuously on the instrument panel and the fuel gauge became erratic. The failure occurred previously and the dealer replaced the evaporator canister purge valve but the failure recurred. The vehicle was recently taken to the dealer, who indicated that the fuel tank and valve would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure.

Reported at 48,000 miles, November 2013

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