2013 Ford Focus air bags problems
26 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2013 Ford Focus, which is <1% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 26 1% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 66,000 miles 21 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 18 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 16 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 21 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 66,000 miles, and 43% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 18 crashes, 16 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
My 75 year old mother in law was driving this car (her car) on 4/4/17 in bellmead, texas. She was hit at about 40 MPH in the front passenger side quarter panel/wheel area by a 1998 honda sedan. She was driving on a paved feeder road in clear sun shiny weather. The car was a total loss due to the axel breaking and the air bag did not deploy. She hit her head in the accident which resulted in her death a week later due to a stroke caused by a left hemorrhagic stroke (brain bleed).
I was involved in an accident in which I rear-ended the vehicle in front of me. I decelerated from between 60 and 65 MPH to 0 MPH in just a few seconds, with frontal impact being made with the car in front of me probably somewhere around 30 MPH or less. My knee airbag deployed immediately (I have the bruise to prove it). My steering wheel airbag began deploy but stopped. I have pictures showing the horn cover of the steering wheel separated from the base about a centimeter. My horn began honking in even pulses.
Other problems reported for the 2013 Ford Focus
- Drivetrain & axles 1,076 complaints
- Engine 357 complaints
- Electrical system 277 complaints
- Steering 274 complaints
- Fuel system 264 complaints
- Cruise control 112 complaints
- Body & structure 86 complaints
- Latches & locks 54 complaints