2017 Ford Focus problems
The 2017 Ford Focus has 1,193 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (37%) concerns drivetrain & axles. After that come engine (26%) and fuel system (15%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,193 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Drivetrain & axles 37% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 28 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 26 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 53,000 miles 677 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 | 132 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 92 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 148 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 127 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 93 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 52 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 14 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 9 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 5 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Among the 677 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 53,000 miles. For drivetrain & axles specifically, the median reported mileage is about 50,000 miles (273 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 28 complaints mention a crash; 4 complaints mention a fire; 26 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 2017 ranks 11th most-complained-about out of 19 model years of the Ford Focus with enough data (665 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.
I was involved in an accident and was injured on feb. 1, 2020. I was driving on straight away when and an SUV turned in front of my vehicle at high speed. My ford focus struck the SUV driver side door and my ford focus right side bumper got stuck under the SUV driver side door. My airbags in my ford focus did not deploy, but the SUV airbags did deploy.
The contact owns a 2017 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving approximately 5 mph and making a left turn when another vehicle crashed into the front passenger side of her vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The contact sustain a soft tissue bruise on her left knee and did seek medical attention at the emergency room. The contact also stated the other driver sustain a small laceration on his left arm but was not aware of any medical treatment. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not drivable.
The contact owned a 2017 Ford Focus. The contact stated her son was driving the vehicle and while depressing the brake pedal to switch to the right lane, the engine RPMs revved and the vehicle unintendedly accelerated. As a result, the driver crashed into the rear of the vehicle in front. The navigation display turned black and no warning light was illuminated. The air bag underneath the steering wheel was deployed, but all other air bags in the vehicle failed to deploy.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford focus. The contact stated that shortly after purchasing the vehicle, the contact became aware that the clutch was slipping. While receiving an oil change, the contact was informed that there was a transmission leak coming from the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The manufacturer informed the contact that the repair was not covered under recall. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000.
On 11/02/2020 I started my car, warmed it up and then started driving. I noticed that the car shook and pulled when switching gears from 1st to second and seemed to want to stall. Also, when breaking the car wanted to keep accelerating. This is the second time this happens in a matter of a year.