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Best and worst years for the Ford Focus

Of the 19 model years of the Ford Focus with enough data to compare, the 2000 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (3,646), and the 2011 has the fewest (109).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Ford Focus 0 2,000 4,000 1999: 9 '99 2000: 3,646 3,646 '00 2001: 1,610 '01 2002: 814 2003: 765 '03 2004: 357 2005: 346 '05 2006: 153 153 '06 2007: 320 '07 2008: 181 2009: 224 '09 2010: 286 2011: 109 109 '11 2012: 3,069 3,069 '12 2013: 1,931 '13 2014: 2,563 2015: 779 '15 2016: 877 2017: 665 '17 2018: 709
  • Most complaints
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Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.
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Model yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
19999
20003,646
20011,610
2002814
2003765
2004357
2005346
2006153
2007320
2008181
2009224
2010286
2011109
20123,069
20131,931
20142,563
2015779
2016877
2017665
2018709

What stands out

The 2000 stands out, with about 5.1 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 2001, 2012, 2013, 2014.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2000 and 2012. Or the years with the fewest: 2011 and 2006.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
20187091,130
20176651,193
20168771,577
20157791,336
20142,5633,637
20131,9312,930
20123,0694,988
2011109157
2010286409
2009224323
2008181336
2007320524
2006153273
2005346600
2004357499
20037651,224
20028141,198
20011,6102,361
20003,6465,152
1999915