2018 Ford Focus fuel system problems
198 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2018 Ford Focus, which is 18% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 198 18% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 56,000 miles 103 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When fuel system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 9 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 10 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 37 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 24 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 12 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 103 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 56,000 miles, and 54% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 2 fires, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
My car just stalls when gas get below a quater tank of gas and when getting gas car wont start after gas gets in tank needs a couple of tries before it starts without stalling yesterday we were driving we had 31 miles on dash the car died out in middle of road wouldnt start walked to gas station to get gas my car has every problem that there is a recall for same vehicle..
The contact owns a 2018 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to pull over and restarted the vehicle. The contact stated she was not aware of any warning lights being illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle also stalled at slower speeds, and there were times when the vehicle failed to restart.
Other problems reported for the 2018 Ford Focus
- Engine 357 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 301 complaints
- Electrical system 49 complaints
- Steering 30 complaints
- Cruise control 27 complaints
- Transmission 22 complaints
- Brakes 21 complaints