Ford Focus: recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA lists 36 recall campaigns for the Ford Focus, model years 1999 to 2018. NHTSA has 22,112 complaints on file for this model line. 19 of the 20 model years have a page on this register. By recall campaigns, the Ford Focus is number 31 of 202 model lines of Ford on the register. Recall campaigns for the Ford Focus: none in 2024 and none in 2025. For all Ford vehicles, the count rose by 123.3%, from 60 in 2024 to 134 in 2025.

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Model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

Ford Focus: recall campaigns and complaints for each model year, newest first
Model year	Recall campaigns	Complaints	Share of the line average	Units in the campaigns
2018 Ford Focus	7	838	76%	1,807,349
2017 Ford Focus	10	900	81%	1,929,573
2016 Ford Focus	10	1,185	107%	1,876,765
2015 Ford Focus	9	1,022	92%	6,300,188
2014 Ford Focus	12	2,606	236%	6,169,878
2013 Ford Focus	11	2,112	191%	6,126,509
2012 Ford Focus	7	3,772	341%	5,938,190
2011 Ford Focus	0	113	10%
2010 Ford Focus	0	287	26%
2009 Ford Focus	0	229	21%
2008 Ford Focus	1	250	23%	45
2007 Ford Focus	0	391	35%
2006 Ford Focus	0	205	19%
2005 Ford Focus	1	441	40%	589,932
2004 Ford Focus	1	387	35%	589,932
2003 Ford Focus	1	977	88%	589,932
2002 Ford Focus	1	939	85%	589,932
2001 Ford Focus	7	1,761	159%	3,185,855
2000 Ford Focus	11	3,686	333%	3,789,813
1999 Ford Focus NHTSA page	0	11	1%

The share is the complaints of the model year divided by the average of the line for one model year. A campaign that names 3 model years is in the count of each of the 3.

A model year with fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints has no page here. The link in its row opens its NHTSA page.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Components in the complaints

29,871 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

Ford Focus: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	Per 1,000	Mentions
Power Train	230.4	6,882
Electrical System	150	4,480
Engine	77.7	2,320
Steering	70.7	2,113
Unknown or Other	51.7	1,545
Fuel/Propulsion System	48.2	1,441
Engine and Engine Cooling	44.1	1,317
Fuel System, Gasoline	40.3	1,204
Vehicle Speed Control	36.3	1,085
Structure	34.6	1,034

Counts by year

Recall campaigns that name the Ford Focus, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 2000, with 5 campaigns.

Complaints about the Ford Focus, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2019, with 2,177 complaints.

Other model lines of the make

F-150172 campaigns
Explorer142 campaigns
Escape95 campaigns
Fusion46 campaigns
Taurus69 campaigns
Windstar33 campaigns
Edge43 campaigns
Expedition77 campaigns
Mustang105 campaigns
Ranger102 campaigns
F-250 SD70 campaigns
F-25054 campaigns
Escort35 campaigns
Freestyle2 campaigns
F-350 SD80 campaigns
Fiesta15 campaigns
Contour22 campaigns
Crown Victoria47 campaigns
F-35050 campaigns
Freestar5 campaigns
Thunderbird50 campaigns
Aerostar23 campaigns
Flex14 campaigns
Ecosport6 campaigns
Escape Hybrid2 campaigns
Bronco83 campaigns
Bronco Sport32 campaigns
Fusion Hybrid2 campaigns
Tempo11 campaigns
Probe8 campaigns
Excursion11 campaigns
E-350101 campaigns
Five Hundred3 campaigns
E-15048 campaigns
Econoline58 campaigns
Maverick Hybrid1 campaign
F15046 campaigns
Transit65 campaigns
Explorer Sport5 campaigns
Explorer Sport Trac7 campaigns
Mustang GT1 campaign
Mustang Mach E22 campaigns
F-150 Hybrid2 campaigns
Transit Connect32 campaigns
F-550 SD72 campaigns
F-450 SD89 campaigns
E-45050 campaigns
F Super Duty12 campaigns
F25073 campaigns
C-Max12 campaigns
Maverick55 campaigns
Fusion Energi2 campaigns
Ford23 campaigns
F Series10 campaigns
E-25073 campaigns
Ford Truck8 campaigns
F-150 Lightning BEV15 campaigns
Bronco II10 campaigns
Aspire2 campaigns
5001 campaign

Ford: all 202 model lines

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Recall Register. Ford Focus: recalls and complaints by model year. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/focus/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 5 Nov 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 3 Nov 2026
Complaint file through: 5 Nov 2026
Manufacturer in the recall file: FORD MOTOR COMPANY

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Questions

Which Ford Focus model years have the most recall campaigns?: 2014 with 12, 2013 with 11, 2000 with 11. A campaign that names 3 model years is in the count of each of the 3.
Which Ford Focus model year has the most complaints?: The 2012 model year, with 3,772 of the 22,112 complaints for the line. A newer model year has had less time to get complaints.
Which components do the complaints about the Ford Focus name?: Power Train: 230.4 per 1,000 component mentions. Electrical System: 150 per 1,000 component mentions. Engine: 77.7 per 1,000 component mentions.
How many NHTSA investigations name the Ford Focus?: 21 investigations name one or more model years of the line. The page of each model year lists its investigations.