2016 Ford Focus problems
The 2016 Ford Focus has 1,577 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (40%) concerns drivetrain & axles. After that come engine (18%) and fuel system (15%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,577 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Drivetrain & axles 40% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 42 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 31 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 996 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 160 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 142 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 188 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 192 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 135 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 95 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 48 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 24 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 7 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Among the 996 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 60,000 miles. For drivetrain & axles specifically, the median reported mileage is about 61,000 miles (437 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 42 complaints mention a crash; 5 complaints mention a fire; 31 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 86% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2016 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 19 model years of the Ford Focus with enough data (877 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 10 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
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.
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.
The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would hesitate upon depression of the accelerator pedal as the RPMs would rev to a high level. The contact also stated that the vehicle would fail to start due to the gear shifter not recognizing the vehicle in park(P). The contact would move the gear shifter back and forth until the vehicle was recognized in park(P).