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2016 Ford Focus engine problems

Owners reported engine problems in 285 complaints for the 2016 Ford Focus, 18% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
285 18% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
61,000 miles 174 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
7 and 1
Injuries and deaths
5 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2016 Ford Focus Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 61,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 18 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 28 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 34 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 30 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 32 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 17 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 9 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 61,000 miles
Based on 174 complaints that include mileage. 46% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles18
20k to 40k miles28
40k to 60k miles34
60k to 80k miles30
80k to 100k miles32
100k to 120k miles17
120k to 140k miles9
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 174 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 61,000 miles, and 46% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 7 crashes, 1 fire, 5 injuries.

What owners wrote

Engine caught fire 2 weeks after service dept at vic bailey ford replaced. Incident report. Total loss and lawsuit coming if not compensated for property damage and emotional distress. Engine ignited with me in vehicle! Service bay released car to me 2 weeks ago. Told them was not fixed for 2 weeks waited on appt. Oil light came on after dropping of daughter to school. Multiple witnesses and videos of fire under car and then blew due to heat source which was all supposedly fixed.

Reported at 32,200 miles, November 2019 FireInjury

Canister purge valve, engine stall recall. I have been having this issue since I recieved the car febuary 2017. The issues was when I would step on the gas to drive, it would stall slowly the speed from its original speed and can feel a pull and push from the car trying to speed up even when I step on the gas pedal; the car moves slow, its like its trying to go up a hill with effort but tireless when its not even going up a hill. Its makes a loud clank noise when it tries to speed up.

Reported at 37,113 miles, January 2019

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