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2013 Ford Focus electrical system problems

277 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2013 Ford Focus, which is 9% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
277 10% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
44,000 miles 211 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
4 and 5
Injuries and deaths
4 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2013 Ford Focus Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 44,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 68 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 28 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 31 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 29 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 18 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 11 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 13 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 8 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 3 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 44,000 miles
Based on 211 complaints that include mileage. 60% 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 miles68
20k to 40k miles28
40k to 60k miles31
60k to 80k miles29
80k to 100k miles18
100k to 120k miles11
120k to 140k miles13
140k to 160k miles8
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles3
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 211 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 44,000 miles, and 60% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 5 fires, 4 injuries.

What owners wrote

erratic shifting and eratic slipping gears , first happened while on highway and then it wouldnt go in any gear besides reverse and would say transmission overheat wait 5 min . caused another veihcal behind me to slam on there brakes and they ended up getting rear ended from the car behind them ..... all becouse of my cars tcm or transmission issues>!!!! also not too mention ` random unusual noises coming from clutch or shifter when not even start car yet _delayed start and delayed shifting ..

September 2025 CrashInjury

When the car is in park or I?m driving on the road. The radio will abruptly go out, with a loud noise. Then it?s silent, and abruptly you hear popping and loud static noises. It is a road hazard, because this loud static noise comes and goes; and when it happens it makes you jump. It take you focus off the road, because you?re trying to turn the radio down or off, but it?s already off and nothing working. So you wait for it to stop.

Reported at 115,000 miles, April 2020

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