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Ford Focus repairs by problem area
Engine (29%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (15%)
Brakes and Traction Control (4%)
Suspension and Steering (17%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (23%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (8%)
Other (4%)
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- Transmission and Drivetrain
- Brakes and Traction Control
- Suspension and Steering
- Electrical and Air Conditioning
- Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim
- Other
Chart based on 3207 repairs.
Ford Focus brake repair cost distribution
$2500+ (0%)
$1000 - $2499 (6%)
$500 - $999 (14%)
$100 - $499 (42%)
< $100 (38%)
Chart based on 129 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2016 Ford Focus 4dr Hatch
turbocharged 252hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD
| 97960 mi C $250 |
Replace seized rear right caliper and tighten parking brake |
| 51000 mi US $316 |
replaced rear rotors with aftermarket rotors, along with aftermarket pads, due to excessive wear from factory parts. Cost reported is just for labor, at a top local shop. |
2015 Ford Focus 4dr Hatch
143-horsepower Electric 1-speed automatic FWD
| 3700 mi | Brakes would skip or slip when applied. TSB repair involved an actuator. |
| 7100 mi | Brakes or traction control slips when slowing down at certain speeds and when slight turn in wheel. Possibly not a repair issue but condensation on the brakes that slip at the right speed or scenario? Could not replicate, hasn't recurred. |
2014 Ford Focus 4dr Hatch
turbocharged 252hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD
| 30300 mi | one rear brake pad worn due to caliper stuck. everything else was fine. |
| 49300 mi US $200 |
Rear brake replacement with new brake pads and rotors. The original, factory-installed right rear brake caliper bracket had stripped bolt, needed new bracket and bolt. |
| 101000 mi US $700 |
Complete brake job including pads and rotors on all four wheels. This repair replaced the original rotors on the car. |
| 52000 mi US $400 |
New front brake pads |
2013 Ford Focus 4dr Sedan
160-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed automated manual FWD
| 120000 mi US $1500 |
Replace aging and worn brake parts, typical brake job. |
2013 Ford Focus 4dr Hatch
turbocharged 252hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD
| 82000 mi US $110 |
New discs required resurfacing due to uneven wear. |
| 65000 mi US $30 |
Parking brake would stick, bought new cables did not install them as I was able to "re-grease" the existing cable and it seems to work. Will need to replace eventually. |
| 80000 mi US $300 |
Front brake and rotors |
2013 Ford Focus 4dr Hatch
160-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed automatic FWD
| 16700 mi | Parking brake plastic grip handle broke. Slides back and forth - makes it hard to push button to de-activate brakes. Note: no hard cranking the parking brakes used before breakage. |
| 88294 mi C $875 |
Break job- pads & rotors- front & rear. 1st brake job on this vehicle. |
2013 Ford Focus 4dr Hatch
160-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed automated manual FWD
| 53000 mi US $200 |
Worn pads on front and back. Bad front caliper |
2013 Ford Focus 4dr Hatch
160-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 142000 mi US $600 |
Parking brake lever mechanism broke. Replaced parking brake lever assembly |
| 82000 mi US $80 |
Replaced front pads and bled brakes. The front passenger-side inside pad wore through, while the rest of the pads had life. Will monitor front pad life to determine if a front caliper rebuild is in order. |
2012 Ford Focus 4dr Sedan
160-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 108000 mi US $45 |
Braking was normal, but brake fluid reservior was at minimum. Decided to replace front pads rather than topping off. |
2012 Ford Focus 4dr Hatch
160-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed automated manual FWD
| 51000 mi | Wheel motion sensor died. |
| 4300 mi | The PCM TCM ABS system needed to be reprogrammed. |
2012 Ford Focus 4dr Hatch
160-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 3500 mi | Emergency brake would not fully release after parking, leaving the brake light on. Bolts that hold the brake in place were loose. They were torqued down, fixing the problem. |
2010 Ford Focus 4dr Sedan
140-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 83720 mi C $700 |
Wheel bearing replacement broke the traction control. Repair shop claimed they damaged the wheel speed sensor. Replaced it, but the loss of abs and traction control appeard again after 50 km. |
| 94200 mi C $1600 |
Midas muffler incorrectly replaced the driver side bearing causing other issues. Went back, another repair was attempted but did not fix the issue. No traction control, no abs. |
| 125920 mi | Finally fixed at a dealer. Wheel bearing had been installed backwards. |
| 5000 mi | ABS sensor failed, caused ABS to kick in on dry pavement. Fixed on 1st attempt. |
2010 Ford Focus 4dr Sedan
140-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 52700 mi | Emergency brake cable rattling beneath passenger side door. |
| 52700 mi | wheel cylinder leaking was silent recall |
| 70680 mi C $350 |
pads replaced on front |
| 76260 mi C $48 |
auto adjusment for rear brakes no longer works so have to take car in every six months for manual adjustment otherwise front brakes wear out faster |
| 59500 mi | during cold weather it had an annoying squeak coming from the rearend when going over bumps or rough pavement. turns out it was a dryed out gromet that the parking brake cable goes though.. lubed it up squeak gone. |
| 61000 mi US $100 |
Front brake pads and rotors worn. |
2010 Ford Focus 2dr Coupe
140-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 200000 mi US $60 |
At 200k, I noticed brakes were squealing, on the front. Ordered rotor & pad kit from Amazon (prime so free shipping) the parts total was about $60 which was half of local parts stores. Took less than 1 hour, took 35-40 minutes on first wheel, then took less than 10 on the other wheel once I knew the procedure. |
2009 Ford Focus 4dr Sedan
140-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 15500 mi | Parking brake Rattling |
2009 Ford Focus 4dr Sedan
140-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 34000 mi US $260 |
Brake pads thoroughly glazed, rotors grooved. One rotor cracked. Rotors and pads replaced. Front brake system fluid flushed. |
| 58000 mi US $1 |
parking brake cables just fwd/ rear tires were causing squeaks and creaks emanating from the rear doors. greasing the eyelet that the cables are threaded through on each side completely stopped any squeaks or creaks which were getting worse |
2009 Ford Focus 2dr Coupe
143-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 208000 mi US $650 |
Replaced front rotors (instead or turning??? over charged $$$ by Dave Littleton in Smithville). |
2008 Ford Focus 4dr Sedan
140-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 56700 mi | Brake line was squeeking again during bumps. Added grease again |
2008 Ford Focus 4dr Sedan
140-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 183000 mi US $32 |
Front brake pads were worn out and were replaced. |
2008 Ford Focus 2dr Coupe
140-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 123380 mi C $175 |
Brakes spongy. Rear brakes repaired. |
| 125240 mi C $960 |
Pre-Sale Vehicle Safety |
2007 Ford Focus 4dr Wagon
136-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 91040 mi C $1000 |
New pads and rotors all round, 2 rear cylinders, 1 front caliper. |
2007 Ford Focus 4dr Sedan
151-horsepower 2.3L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 115320 mi C $150 |
Replace parking brake cable which was not returning after application (cable would not slide in sheath). |
| 149420 mi C $85 |
Replaced brake pads and cleaned discs. |
2007 Ford Focus 4dr Sedan
136-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 34000 mi | Noise coming from rear of car. Sounded like a hammer tapping on the brake drum. E-brake cable clip replaced with revised clip. |
| 122000 mi US $57 |
Replaced leaking driver's side rear wheel cylinder. |
| 136000 mi US $50 |
Replaced leaking master cylinder |
| 17000 mi US $80 |
Warped rotors. Replaced front pads. |
2007 Ford Focus 4dr Hatch
136-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 162000 mi US $450 |
Lost most braking overnight. Turned out to be rotted brake line. Replaced both rear brake lines. |
2007 Ford Focus 2dr Hatch
136-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 90000 mi US $425 |
Front left caliper was sticking, both calipers were replaced and rotors turned. |
| 500 mi | Warranty repair, wheel speed sensor for ABS and traction control |
| 56420 mi C $230 |
slightly sticky accelerator pedal going down, not up. Dealer lubed pedal/cable/linkage. Problem solved. |
2006 Ford Focus 4dr Wagon
136-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 99000 mi US $792 |
worn out rear drums, warped front rotor |
2006 Ford Focus 4dr Sedan
136-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 106000 mi US $300 |
Brake rotors |
2006 Ford Focus 4dr Hatch
136-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 130000 mi US $750 |
Rebuilt rear brakes. Both wheel cylinders and drums/shoes. Also "wheel overhaul" (whatever that means) plus flush/fill brake fluid. |
2006 Ford Focus 2dr Hatch
136-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 125000 mi US $450 |
Front disk brakes, replace rotors, remanufactured calipers, disc pads. |
| 156000 mi US $160 |
Replaced rotors |
| 109791 mi US $35 |
Intermittent thumping and scraping sounds from rear of car when in motion. Remedy: clean and adjust rear brakes. |
| 72500 mi US $100 |
I noticed the car was pulling to the left under braking. Decided to do the rear drums when I discovered a blown drum piston. So aside from shoes, I replaced the piston as well. |
2005 Ford Focus 4dr Wagon
136-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 115000 mi US $180 |
Noticed a vibration in the brake pedal, so I replaced the front rotors and pads. $100, four hours. |
| 109988 mi C $162 |
Brake pads loose in mounts, required lubrication. |
| 114700 mi C $450 |
Cylinder in rear driver side drum ruptured. Mechanical actuators for parking break seized. |
| 89000 mi US $100 |
Turn rotors, replace anti-rattle clips |
| 209000 mi US $800 |
Front pads and rotors, rear linings and wheel cylinders |
2005 Ford Focus 4dr Sedan
151-horsepower 2.3L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 76000 mi | ABS sensor from earlier repair of carrier and wheel bearing on passenger side was chewed up and replaced. Sensor that was replaced went faulty and was replaced under warranty from repair done back in Sept. |
| 78000 mi US $102 |
While returning from Florida, rear brake calipers seized up destroying pads and rotors. Calipers were freed up to work again. |
| 81000 mi US $161 |
Front brake rotors warped, unable to turn due to being drilled and slotted. New pads, rotors and brake flush done. |
2005 Ford Focus 4dr Sedan
136-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 180000 mi | Front brakes were making a grinding noise; however they were in fair shape, only about half gone. Never buy cheap pads, although they did have 80,000 (mostly highway) miles. |
2005 Ford Focus 4dr Hatch
136-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 87420 mi | Parking brake won't hold car. Cables diagnosed as stretched. Did not repair at time. |
| 90400 mi C $730 |
Parking brake cables fixed when rear brakes replaced. Plus oil change. Total $730. |
| 100440 mi C $275 |
Replaced front passenger-side brake caliper |
| 110980 mi C $140 |
Replaced brake rotors because of warping. |
| 117180 mi C $1100 |
Replaced warped rotors and burnt pads from stuck caliper Replaced seized caliper |
2005 Ford Focus 4dr Hatch
136-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 29140 mi C $50 |
Hand brake was not providing much hold. |
| 34720 mi C $150 |
warning light for traction control and abs illuminated. Traction control and ABS warning lights illuminated. |
| 35960 mi C $60 |
warning light for ABS, traction control and brakes were on. |
2004 Ford Focus 4dr Wagon
145-horsepower 2.3L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 210000 mi US $200 |
Remove and replace brake line that was getting rusty and front brake pads and rotors |
2004 Ford Focus 4dr Wagon
145-horsepower 2.3L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 53500 mi US $250 |
Rear brakes relined, wheel cylinders replaced. |
2004 Ford Focus 4dr Wagon
110-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 76000 mi | Master Cylinder blew. I only discovered it because there was a wet substance that was dripping onto my clutch pedal. I had just bought the car used from the dealer and two weeks later this happened. Scary! |
2004 Ford Focus 4dr Hatch
130-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 161000 mi US $200 |
PLASTIC WHEEL WELL SHIELD WORE THROUGH BRAKE LINE |
2004 Ford Focus 2dr Hatch
145-horsepower 2.3L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 171000 mi | All parking brake cables need replacement |
2003 Ford Focus 4dr Wagon
130-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
2003 Ford Focus 4dr Wagon
110-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 73960 mi C $80 |
Driver's side brake caliper seized. Took calipers off my old focus (which is now a parts car). |
| 78120 mi C $460 |
caliper seized - destroyed rotors and pads on one side. |
2003 Ford Focus 4dr Sedan
110-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 155000 mi US $100 |
Seized calliper. Replaced it and replaced pads on both sides |
2003 Ford Focus 4dr Hatch
170-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD
| 95000 mi US $900 |
Parking brake sticking in sub-freezing temps. Cable was to be replaced, but a lube and anti-seize application appears to have solved the problem, so no replacement was done. |
2003 Ford Focus 4dr Hatch
130-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 41540 mi C $280 |
Needed new rear drums as the originals were out of round, reused pads, new bearings with drums |
| 153000 mi US $65 |
Noticed a burning brake smell when driving, left front caliper slide pins seized. As it was the original part, I replaced the entire caliper. |
| 160000 mi | Noticed a slight burning brake smell after driving the car a few times. Right front brake caliper (piston/seal interface) had failed. As I had recently replaced this part, the local parts company exchanged the part under warranty. |
2003 Ford Focus 4dr Hatch
110-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 163000 mi US $25 |
I replaced the front brake pads |
2003 Ford Focus 4-door
4-cylinder automatic 2WD
| 95000 mi US $465 |
Replace drums, shoes, and brake lines. |
2003 Ford Focus 2dr Hatch
170-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD
| 105000 mi US $60 |
Stripped bleed screw in LR caliper. Thread kits did not work, needed to replace caliper |
| 124000 mi | Rear brake caliper frozen on sliding pins. Removed, cleaned, and re-greased pin and bore. |
2003 Ford Focus 2dr Hatch
130-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 58246 mi US $502 |
Front Rotors, Bleed brake system, wheel stud, oil change, fuel filter. |
2003 Ford Focus 2dr Hatch
110-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 148000 mi US $335 |
Blew a brakeline in the rear. Needed to replace the lines, fittings on the backplate, and shoes. Parking brake cables were bad from when I got the car. |
2002 Ford Focus 4dr Wagon
110-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 130000 mi US $261 |
Occasional squeak in rear brakes |
2002 Ford Focus 4dr Wagon
110-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 55800 mi C $650 |
Emergency brake cables replaced - discovered they were seized when rear brakes were being serviced |
| 64480 mi C $1300 |
Caliper not releasing, front right brake stuck on, overheated disc (glowing orange). Calipers, pads etc etc all had to be replaced. Drums at rear needed work. |
| 78740 mi C $140 |
During routine brake maintenance (rear drum replacement), found leaking rear wheel cylinder. replaced both at rear. |
2002 Ford Focus 4dr Sedan
130-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 87000 mi US $52 |
Caliper glide pins froze on drivers side front wheel. Replaced caliper pins, rotor, and brake pads |
| 118000 mi US $650 |
Replaced right hand brake caliper. replaced front rotors and brake pads. replaced right hand axle shaft and intermediate bearing,, replaced right hand wheel bearing. replaced right hand brake caliper. replaced front rotors and brake pads. |
2002 Ford Focus 4dr Sedan
130-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 28625 mi US $250 |
Not sure what problem was - likely warped rotors (Cost Estimated - warranty) |
| 47473 mi US $1283 |
Sway bar end links replaced, RF Door lock motor and latch replaced, Brake booster and master cylinder replaced, radio replaced, AC lines tightened. |
| 96970 mi US $400 |
Front brake rotors and calipers replaced |
| 130232 mi | I wanted to paint the brake drum. When I tried to remove the wheel, one of the studs would just spin in the drum. NTB replaced the drum free of charge since they had installed the wheels last. |
| 149000 mi | Following non-reported pad replacement, tried to bleed brakes and replaced brake fluid in entire system. Re-positioned brake pad retaining clip and accidentally twisted brake hose. Took car to shop, they fixed hose and tried to bleed brakes and mis-diagnosed problem as master cylinder failure. |
| 149200 mi | Brakes were successfully bled. |
2002 Ford Focus 4dr Sedan
110-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 101200 mi US $200 |
Brakes failed due to corroded rear brake line. Hydraulic fluid was lost. Needed to replace brakes lines and calipers. There was no warning when the brakes failed, and my son almost hit a school bus. |
| 111000 mi | Frozen due to lack of driving. Had to rock car back and forth to free up. No tow, no charge. |
| 116480 mi US $100 |
Replace front Rotors and Pads, which were original since I purchased the car 7 years ago. |
2002 Ford Focus 4dr Sedan
110-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 117500 mi US $300 |
Stuck calipers |
2002 Ford Focus 4dr Hatch
130-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 158000 mi US $536 |
Master cylinder failed dealer could not locate replacement Master cylinder replaced |
2002 Ford Focus 2dr Hatch
170-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD
| 107260 mi C $610 |
rear disc calipers seized. discovered while replacing thermostat, replaced during second trip |
| 55180 mi C $700 |
Rear brake rotors & pads, rear brake caliper |
| 57040 mi C $300 |
e-brake cable replacement |
| 46000 mi US $1100 |
Replaced rear calipers, pads, rotors, and brakes. |
2002 Ford Focus 2dr Hatch
130-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 91000 mi US $200 |
replaced RHS rear hand brake cable - old cable seized up causing rear wheel brake not to release |
2001 Ford Focus
Engine not specified
| 74000 mi US $366 |
all brake lines replaced due to small leak/hole; the way the brake lines were designed, all brake lines needed replacement. |
2001 Ford Focus 4dr Wagon
110-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 108500 mi C $170 |
Brake caliper (front passenger side) seized shut. |
2001 Ford Focus 2dr Hatch
130-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 127000 mi US $260 |
Rear shoe came unbonded. Replaced all rear brake components including wheel cylinders, drums and wheel bearings. |
| 119000 mi US $150 |
Primary brake lines from front to back were broken and all fluid had drained out. Replaced the line and new fluid added. Problem solved. |
2000 Ford Focus 4dr Wagon
130-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 63860 mi C $600 |
Anti-lock brake system would engage during normal braking, then light would come on and anti-lock system wouldn't function. I thought it was sensor issue, they thought the rear wheel bearing repair would solve the problem. They were wrong. |
| 64460 mi C $253 |
Replaced anti-lock brake sensor. |
| 71180 mi C $536 |
Rear brake cylinders leaking. Replaced. $290. |
2000 Ford Focus 4dr Sedan
130-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 65000 mi US $250 |
Wheel cylinders leaking on both rear wheels. |
2000 Ford Focus 4dr Sedan
110-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 85000 mi US $1100 |
Front brake hose bad. |
2000 Ford Focus 2dr Hatch
130-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 151000 mi US $217 |
Brakes were pulsing. Replaced rotors & cleaned calipers for a sticking caliper that caused the 1 rotor to warp. |
| 92945 mi US $795 |
Replaced leaking rear brake cylinders |
| 96580 mi C $200 |
right rear wheel cylinder leaking fluid. both replaced. |
| 169260 mi C $100 |
Hand brake cables replacement. |
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