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2018 Ford Focus engine problems

Owners reported engine problems in 357 complaints for the 2018 Ford Focus, 32% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
357 32% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
60,000 miles 164 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
4 and 3
Injuries and deaths
4 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2018 Ford Focus Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 60,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 15 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 18 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 47 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 40 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 23 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 12 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 5 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 60,000 miles
Based on 164 complaints that include mileage. 49% 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 miles15
20k to 40k miles18
40k to 60k miles47
60k to 80k miles40
80k to 100k miles23
100k to 120k miles12
120k to 140k miles5
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 164 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 60,000 miles, and 49% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 3 fires, 4 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2018 ford focus. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to mccombs ford west (7111 northwest loop 410, san antonio, tx 78238) for warranty service on the transmission and was informed that there was sludge in the engine. The dealer replaced the transmission. However, the contact stated that while driving, the vehicle stalled without warning, the contact turned on the hazard warning lights while on the highway and was about to drive when the vehicle was rear ended by another vehicle.

August 2019 CrashInjury

My boyfriend got this car april 13 of 2020 and about a month and a half after we got it it statts acting up... Not shofting out of lower gears. Shuddering . When you stop at a stop light for too long and go to take off it almost stalls. We almost got hit because of it! It sounds lile gears are grinding or like we are dragging something under the car.

Reported at 15,000 miles, January 2021

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