Ford latches & locks problems
Across all Ford models in NHTSA's complaint database, 4,049 complaints involve latches & locks. The Focus accounts for the largest share (21%). The single worst model year is the 2000 Focus with 204 latches & locks complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 4,049 about latches & locks, all Ford models
- Most affected
- Focus 21% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 62,000 miles 2,476 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 57 and 7
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Ford models
Worst model years for latches & locks
- 2000 Ford Focus204 complaints
- 2012 Ford Focus134 complaints
- 2013 Ford Fusion87 complaints
- 2011 Ford Edge85 complaints
- 2003 Ford Focus83 complaints
Latches & locks complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 16 |
| 1991 | 33 |
| 1992 | 46 |
| 1993 | 56 |
| 1994 | 60 |
| 1995 | 98 |
| 1996 | 96 |
| 1997 | 107 |
| 1998 | 162 |
| 1999 | 116 |
| 2000 | 349 |
| 2001 | 173 |
| 2002 | 180 |
| 2003 | 171 |
| 2004 | 113 |
| 2005 | 167 |
| 2006 | 66 |
| 2007 | 82 |
| 2008 | 56 |
| 2009 | 42 |
| 2010 | 71 |
| 2011 | 174 |
| 2012 | 272 |
| 2013 | 399 |
| 2014 | 247 |
| 2015 | 135 |
| 2016 | 134 |
| 2017 | 129 |
| 2018 | 95 |
| 2019 | 47 |
| 2020 | 83 |
| 2021 | 26 |
| 2022 | 22 |
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2024 | 12 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Among the 2,476 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 62,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.