Ford Focus problems, by model year and system
2,931 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Ford Focus 2016–2018, and the 4 systems the record is deep on — transmission and drivetrain (1,460), engine (958), fuel system (605), electrical (173). Each system has a page across the years; 10 model-year pages go deeper still. Every figure is a linked federal record; none is a failure rate or a verdict on one car.
The systems the record is deep on
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsTransmission and drivetrain problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Engine problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Fuel system problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Electrical problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Ford Focus complaints, year by system
Source: NHTSA complaint database| Model year | transmission and drivetrain | engine | fuel system | electrical |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 835 in all | 323 | 356 | 197 | 49 |
| 2017 904 in all | 456 | 314 | 178 | 39 |
| 2016 1,192 in all | 681 | 288 | 230 | 85 |
Complaints owners filed with NHTSA naming each system, per model year; a bold count links the year’s own page on that system. Counts scale with sales and with time on the road; nothing here is a rate, and NHTSA’s headings are coarse (“Power Train” is the transmission and the driveline).
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseWhich Ford Focus system draws the most complaints?
Transmission and drivetrain: 1,460 complaints across 3 model years, 50% of everything owners filed about the Ford Focus. A count, not a rate — it says nothing about how many were sold.
Which Ford Focus year has the most complaints?
2016 (1,192), 2017 (904), 2018 (835). Older years have had longer to collect them; the year pages show each year's share by system.