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Ford Focus

Every Ford Focus model year on file, 2015 to 2018. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years3,933109 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years42015 to 2018
Recall campaigns15Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins613Summed across model years
By model year

The 2016 model year drew the most complaints, 1,181, 30% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

03006009001,200201520161,18120172018
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Powertrain leads the Ford Focus complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Powertrain
2,005
Engine and cooling
1,128
Fuel system
772
Electrical system
230
Steering
188
Speed control
141
Airbags
57
Brakes
54
Structure
43
Wheels
39
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Ford Focus model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Ford Focus by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2018Sedan8352.56,95875107
2017Sedan8972.55,277105177
2016Sedan1,1812.68,436104199
2015Sedan1,0203.46,37595130
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Ford Focus

  • 26V-376 Jun 9, 2026
    Clutch may fracture, resulting in damage to the transmission assembly and possibly a transmission fluid leak
    Powertrain · 5,252 vehicles
  • 26V-369 Jun 9, 2026
    Canister Purge Valve (CPV) may malfunction, causing the engine to stall unexpectedly while driving
    Fuel system · 258k vehicles
  • 26V-012 Jan 15, 2026
    Engine block heater may crack and develop a coolant leak, causing it to short circuit when the block heater is plugged in
    Equipment · 2,403 vehicles
  • 26V-011 Jan 15, 2026
    Engine block heater may crack and develop a coolant leak, causing it to short circuit when the block heater is plugged in
    Equipment · 117k vehicles
  • 23V-905 Dec 22, 2023
    Oil pump drive belt or drive belt tensioner may fail, resulting in a loss of engine oil pressure
    Engine and cooling · 140k vehicles
  • 20V-331 Jun 8, 2020
    These vehicles were previously recalled and repaired under recalls 15V-246, 16V-643 or 17V-210, however the repair may not have been completed…
    Latches and locks · 2.15M vehicles
  • 19V-515 Jul 5, 2019
    Affected vehicles did not have the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) updated as intended
    Fuel system · 57k vehicles
  • 18V-845 Nov 28, 2018
    Clutch may fracture, resulting in damage to the transmission assembly and possibly a transmission fluid leak
    Powertrain · 2,828 vehicles
  • 18V-735 Oct 22, 2018
    Canister Purge Valve (CPV) may malfunction, possibly causing excessive vacuum in fuel vapor management system
    Fuel system · 1.28M vehicles
  • 18V-169 Mar 12, 2018
    Also included are four 2017 Ford Focus vehicles that had clutch replacements with potentially affected parts
    Powertrain · 5,361 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.