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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%)
Chart based on 3207 repairs.
Ford Focus other repair cost distribution
$2500+ (0%)
$1000 - $2499 (0%)
$500 - $999 (5%)
$100 - $499 (24%)
< $100 (70%)
Chart based on 111 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2017 Ford Focus 4dr Hatch
turbocharged 345hp 2.3L I4 6-speed manual AWD
| 20000 mi | Driver's seat squeaked. Technician replaced seat rail. |
| 8060 mi | Seat came loose on the track |
| 17624 mi US $78 |
Perform TSB 18-2361 to correct seat shifting problem on driver’s seat. |
2014 Ford Focus 4dr Sedan
160-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed automatic FWD
| 59000 mi | Recall for door latches |
2014 Ford Focus 4dr Sedan
160-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed automated manual FWD
| 10000 mi US $396 |
Recall-16V-643: Replaced door latches |
2014 Ford Focus 4dr Hatch
turbocharged 103hp 1.6L I4 Diesel 6-speed manual FWD
| 75000 mi £150 |
My battery was getting drained. I couldn’t get it looked at over Christmas but on January 5th I got an automotive electrician to come to my house to diagnose the problem. It took him 3 hours but eventually he discovered that the screenwash pump had been leaking and it had made its way along a cable and into the motherboard in the glove compartment. This had shorted out one of the fuses, causing it not to shut down when the engine was turned off, hence draining the battery. So on 12th January my local mechanic was able to replace the screenwash pump. It took all day, as the pump is located under the wheel arch and required the removal of the wheel to access it. My car is now working well. |
2014 Ford Focus 4dr Hatch
160-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed automated manual FWD
| 28000 mi | Rear seat belt buckle broken; replaced. |
2014 Ford Focus 4dr Hatch
143-horsepower Electric 1-speed automatic FWD
| 6300 mi | Front passenger "sticks" and is difficult to open from the inside. Dealer initially fixed problem, but it has since returned. |
| 11000 mi | Front passenger door "sticks" and is difficult to open |
2013 Ford Focus 4dr Hatch
turbocharged 252hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD
| 58200 mi US $50 |
Lug Nuts Over Torqued when Dealer aligned car, nuts seized and were destroyed upon removal. Wheel was slightly damaged (cosmetic). |
| 10000 mi US $130 |
Continuous vibration at 40-60mph had tires rebalanced 3 times at out of pocket expense by Ford. Problem is still somewhat apparent with steering wheel vibration at speed. |
| 2000 mi | Rear view mirror is slightly distorted when using the flipped 'night mode'. Got the mirror replaced and the problem is still here but not as bad. |
| 10000 mi | Stud broke off front wheel hub. After some push back dealer agreed to fix on Warranty. |
| 73000 mi US $100 |
Rear hatch |
| 3100 mi | Windshield wipers needed adjustment as the swing was too wide and running over the trim. |
2013 Ford Focus 4dr Hatch
160-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed automatic FWD
| 7000 mi | Hatchback struts began leaking fluid and no longer held the tailgate open. Was replaced at dealer at no cost. |
| 17000 mi | warranty work. cover handle replaced. |
2013 Ford Focus 4dr Hatch
160-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed automated manual FWD
| 3000 mi | Passenger seat won't adjust |
| 5000 mi | Driver's door lock froze and door wouldn't stay shut. |
2013 Ford Focus 4dr Hatch
143-horsepower Electric 1-speed automatic FWD
| 20000 mi | While completing the door latch recall, they noticed a broken cable and had to order the part which took a few days. |
2012 Ford Focus 4dr Sedan
160-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed automatic FWD
| 5300 mi | Car has been in the shop 4times dealer cannot locate/identify problem |
2012 Ford Focus 4dr Sedan
160-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed automated manual FWD
| 4588 mi | Sync would continually freeze Reset APIM Sync same Issue Replaced APIM |
| 17385 mi | SYNC freezing - reset Apim |
2012 Ford Focus 4dr Hatch
160-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed automated manual FWD
| 7000 mi | Windshield wipers became misaligned. Driver's side wiper did not completely wipe its field of view, and the passenger side wiper was smacking into the moulding on the side of the windshield. Also, wipers were hitting each other on return. |
| 4300 mi | Sync system was malfunctioning and required update. Driver windshield wiper blade drags |
| 20000 mi | Attachment bracket on rear deck lid broke and had to be replaced. |
| 5000 mi | One of the lights within the headlight assembly came loose and was reseated. |
| 47000 mi | Driver's door latch not working properly. Door was not latching and staying closed. It could swing open freely. Was eventually repaired when parts arrived weeks later. |
| 64700 mi | Driver's side rear door latch failed. I brought my vehicle in for repair as well as to perform the recall on the remaining door latches. |
| 18000 mi | Update for my ford touch, installed by me, sent by Ford directly to me. |
| 13700 mi | Wheel constantly failed to hold air. I believe the valve stem or seating of the tire was the issue. The slow leak was very annoying, finally after a couple of weeks, the dealer took the tire off, replaced the valve stem & remounted tire |
| 78000 mi | Wheel out of balance. Vibration still exists in the car. Still solving problem. Next step is investigating transmission. |
| 124000 mi | Recall performed on defective door latch. No issues was noticed prior to taking it into the dealer. |
| 84000 mi | TSB for replacement of door latches to prevent doors from opening by themselves. |
| 109000 mi | Recall was performed to replace door latches. |
| 35500 mi | Tachometer was hanging up. I removed the instrument cluster (very easy on this car), removed back cover, removed tach & speedo motor covers, cleaned & lightly lubed rotor & gears, reassembled, & tested. Has worked perfectly since the repair. |
| 37000 mi | Window Washer Fluid container cracked. Presumably from heat fluxuation. |
2010 Ford Focus 4dr Sedan
140-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 26200 mi | Car was having more issues after new engine install: Will not shift into 1st, clutch is skipping, and still hearing water rushing behind dash. Car is jinxed, told dealer I would not ever drive again. Traded this car in for new car! |
| 87000 mi US $50 |
Replaced windshield washer. |
2010 Ford Focus 4dr Sedan
140-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 1364 mi | road tested/shakes in front end continue. Removed all 4 tires - reballanced. Moved front to rear and rear to front. Still there but on back side now. Tire ordered by dealer |
| 1860 mi | replaced tire under warranty. unable to balance - broken belt possible. |
| 132200 mi | Had to replace passenger side windshield washer spray nozzle. |
| 34300 mi | Shock for holding trunk open broke off |
| 66400 mi | P1289 engine code came up for the first time in the 9 years of ownership immediately after taking it in for the annual state inspection. Figured it had to have been something done during the inspection, but couldn't see any possible causes for this. The code indicates a cylinder head temperature out of range reading. It is intermittent, going away after a few seconds, and I can clear it with an onboard scan tool. May take several days to weeks before it pops up again, and the temperature gauge is seen to read full cold until it recovers after a few seconds back to the normal midrange operating temperature. So far nothing needed except a reset of the pending code indication; monitoring until it becomes persistent and stays on long enough to look at. |
2010 Ford Focus 2dr Coupe
140-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 125000 mi | Door latches unusable from outside of car, door locks no longer work, dust according to Ford Service is a problem, no preventitive except walk to work/house. Total parts each door is $160 Latch and probably door lever part for $60 + labor I was told Dust was the issue, attempts to blow out and lube mechanism failed to make door handles work. Crappy job, cramped area hard to even see to swap parts (not cheap parts). Inside door latch works, so I put a string out to open door called Larger dealer, about issue, no known fix/prevent, no changes in parts they ship on repairs is known. exists TSB, door latch and dust problem. |
2009 Ford Focus 4dr Sedan
140-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 57700 mi US $102 |
Windshield washer resevoir leaking. Replaced. |
2009 Ford Focus 4dr Sedan
140-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 60760 mi C $700 |
Light housing has moisture in it causing light to burn out |
| 79120 mi C $150 |
Lug nuts apparently rusted and cracked |
| 24300 mi | Front passenger door sometimes needs two pulls to open. |
| 25000 mi | Dealer replaced latch mechanism inside of door |
2009 Ford Focus 2dr Coupe
143-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 65000 mi US $40 |
Exterior driver's door handle failed to open door. Required replacement of "door handle reinforcement" beneath door panel. |
2009 Ford Focus 2dr Coupe
140-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 96100 mi | Exterior door handle became uncoupled from door latch, so the car door couldn't be opened from the outside. This 'repair' was just a diagnosis. I'll need to get parts to repair. |
2008 Ford Focus 4dr Sedan
140-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 130700 mi US $133 |
driver's door handle won't open. Door reinforcement replaced to repair it |
| 15000 mi | At approx. 13.2K miles the Focus developed a whine/hum at 46, 48 to 50, 56, and 60 to 62 mph. I've had tire noise for over 13K miles, so I knew the new noise was not tires. Also, when flooring the car from take-off, the 1-2 shift has a 1 sec. hesitation |
| 34000 mi | Brakes still making noise since previous trip. Told that front brake pads should have been replaced but Ford wouldn't approve. Front end noise was different than before. Told that tires were cupped and bad and needed replaced. |
| 49072 mi US $100 |
Emergency brake not functioning. Repaired under extended warranty. Paid deductible. |
| 53000 mi US $84 |
Windshield washer nozzles leaking. Units replaced. |
| 100800 mi US $75 |
Had to replace driver's side door handle reinforcement. Outer Door Handle would not open door. |
2008 Ford Focus 2dr Coupe
140-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 69000 mi US $30 |
Plastic windshield washer nozzle froze, cracked, and fell off. Replaced by dealer. |
| 18000 mi | Bumper pops off, replaced right side bumper reinforcement. |
2007 Ford Focus 4dr Wagon
136-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 237100 mi US $25 |
Rear hatch struts were bad. Replaced with new ones from Amazon. |
| 81000 mi | Rear seat was loose when I bought the car (used). Dealer promised to repair it after purchase. The seat is now secured, but it's misaligned and no longer folds, and will need to go back for Take II. |
| 82000 mi | A loose rear seat, present when I bought the car used, was inadequately repaired in a previous visit. It was re-done correctly. |
| 87000 mi | Interior release for the back hatch stopped working. I elected not to repair it and will just use the remote. |
| 102000 mi | The back hatch isn't reliably staying all the way up, especially in cold weather. Not worth the cost of repairing, but I'm now being more careful to watch my head. |
| 110000 mi US $45 |
Windshield washer wasn't spraying. Lines flushed. |
2007 Ford Focus 4dr Wagon
136-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 99200 mi C $100 |
replace skirting beneath engine that fell off |
| 25420 mi | Bolt holding transmission assembly in place had loosened off and transmission was lurching underneath the car. |
2007 Ford Focus 4dr Sedan
136-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 34000 mi | Headrest moves up when getting into car. |
| 121000 mi US $300 |
The door handle no longer opened the door from the outside. I could open from the inside. The mechanic said the interior would soon fail to work as well. The mechanic had to take the door apart to replace two parts. The door works fine. |
2007 Ford Focus 4dr Sedan
136-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 143200 mi US $125 |
Broken door handle- could not open from outside |
| 68000 mi US $450 |
trunk latch broke, rear spoiler came off when closing. dealer unable to reattach spoiler. unable to replace spoiler, replaced deck lid and painted to match car. trunk latch repaired, works 70 percent. |
| 60200 mi US $300 |
Door lock not functioning |
| 62000 mi C $160 |
inside part broke for door,could not open door. reinforcement part for door handle |
| 63100 mi C $160 |
electric locking mechanism broke |
2007 Ford Focus 4dr Hatch
136-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 75000 mi US $250 |
The trunk latch was not working reliably--it often required multiple attempts to get it to latch securely. The latch was replaced and that fixed the problem. |
| 207000 mi US $300 |
Driver's side door handle stopped working, broken linkage |
2007 Ford Focus 2dr Hatch
136-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 98 mi | Warranty repair - Head Restraints not staying up |
2007 Ford Focus 2dr Hatch
136-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 55180 mi C $75 |
Hood Latch cable snapped. Upon inspection it appeared to have deteriorated. Replaced hood latch mechanism cable. |
2006 Ford Focus 4dr Sedan
151-horsepower 2.3L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 18200 mi | Trunk latch. |
2006 Ford Focus 4dr Sedan
136-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 86200 mi US $150 |
Outside driver's door handle broke with user unable to open door from outside. We understand that this is common to this model... |
| 35000 mi | Driver seat. |
2006 Ford Focus 4dr Hatch
136-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 35000 mi | Driver's side door is sticking and hard to open. I've been forced to crawl out of car on the passenger side three times. Problem is far worse in hot weather. I was told that since it was cool, I should live with it or they'd replace the door handle. |
| 35000 mi | Dealer never could replicate problem with sticking driver's door, so car sold with this problem. |
2005 Ford Focus 4dr Wagon
136-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 187700 mi US $296 |
Rear door on driver's side has failed again: won't latch. Part ordered during ball joint repair. |
| 120000 mi US $350 |
Ignition would not go into lock position, transmission shifter did not go fully into Park. Ignition lock cylinder rebuilt, transmission linkage adjusted on 2nd trip. Problem solved. 2nd trip was gratis. |
2005 Ford Focus 4dr Sedan
151-horsepower 2.3L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 204800 mi US $150 |
Replaced the rear rotors, pads, and the front pads. The OEM lugnuts were in poor condition.I have 16 new. Total cost for pads, rotors, lugs $150.Self Install. Next brake job,replacing calipers& front rotors. Semi-Metallic Pads. Need 2 Tires. |
| 245000 mi US $15 |
Hood latch needed replaced. - changed oil. Still running great after 244,444 miles. No mechanical problems to report. |
2005 Ford Focus 4dr Sedan
136-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 98000 mi US $120 |
The seal on the inside of the driver's side rear door came loose. It was put back into place by the dealer. (The amount for the repair listed above included an oil change and tire rotation.) |
| 36000 mi US $79 |
Replaced broken air deflector that covers lower right radiator hoses. |
2005 Ford Focus 4dr Hatch
136-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 65100 mi C $50 |
right front seatbelt slow to retract |
2005 Ford Focus 4-door
4-cylinder manual 2WD
| 35000 mi | Leather on drivers seat cracking. Ordered seat cover |
2005 Ford Focus 2dr Hatch
136-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 29000 mi | rear hatch would not close unless door was slammed otherwise hatch would bounce off striking plate. problem was found to be a faulty hatch lacthing mechanism. replaced under warranty |
2003 Ford Focus 4dr Wagon
130-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
2003 Ford Focus 4dr Wagon
110-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 106020 mi C $250 |
Several problems to describe. Rear trunk latch seized, lubrication fixed it. Driver and passenger (front and rear passenger) hand crank window regulators replaced. Broken driver's seat replaced. My 5 foot 110 pound wife drives this car. |
2003 Ford Focus 4dr Sedan
130-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 99400 mi | Seat belt latch was jamming for the driver's seat, making it very difficult to unlatch the seat belt & get out of the car. Problem was fixed by simply spraying some WD-40 into latch. |
2003 Ford Focus 4dr Sedan
110-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 70000 mi | Clutch safety switch was no longer being depressed by the clutch and car didn't start. I fixed it myself by putting magnets on the clutch to extend it further so it would depress the switch when I pushed the clutch in. |
2003 Ford Focus 4dr Hatch
170-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD
| 62000 mi US $520 |
Front wipers occasionally failed to operate. |
2003 Ford Focus 4dr Hatch
130-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 72540 mi | Tilt & Telescopic steering wheel lever would not stay in place at times and the wheel would move if not in exactly right position. I used to work at this dealership as parts manager, and was not charged. Cleaned & adjusted mechanism. |
| 37200 mi C $1 |
The exhaust heat shield was rattling around. The tin nuts corrode away... just reattached with new nuts |
2003 Ford Focus 2dr Hatch
170-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD
| 104000 mi US $25 |
Hood release cable broken and replaced |
| 114000 mi US $12 |
Rattle in rear hatch. License plate lamp lens had broken and was hanging by wires. Repaired with new lens. |
2003 Ford Focus 2dr Hatch
130-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 63638 mi US $115 |
road force balance to fix vibration. |
2003 Ford Focus 2dr Hatch
110-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 143000 mi US $200 |
Replaced drivers window mechanism. |
| 115000 mi | Drivers Chair malfunction- broken since I bought the car. It got bad. I didn't replace it. Cost. Battled back problems during and for months after. |
2002 Ford Focus 4dr Wagon
110-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 50840 mi C $170 |
All lug nuts had rusted, distorting chrome caps so I was unable to switch winter tires myself (even with compressor and impact wrench). Garage managed to remove them, replaced all 16 and told me it is a common problem, likley to recur in 3 - 4 years. |
2002 Ford Focus 4dr Sedan
130-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 145400 mi US $13 |
Keyless entry fob lettering had worn off. Replaced keypad with E-bay part for $0.65 |
| 149000 mi US $20 |
Replaced lug nuts during brake pad replacement - caps fall off OEM lug nuts. |
| 149200 mi US $3 |
Replaced wheel stud after NTB cross-threaded one and it broke on lug nut removal. |
| 158800 mi US $4 |
Hood Support Rod Grommet Replaced |
2002 Ford Focus 4dr Sedan
110-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 158000 mi US $80 |
Replaced both rear windows regulator assembly due to both broken sliders. The window motors are still good. |
2002 Ford Focus 4dr Hatch
130-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 139500 mi US $15 |
Window regulator plastic guide |
| 173000 mi US $17 |
Rear Window electric motor assembly, the plastic clip that retains the cables was broken. |
2002 Ford Focus 4dr Hatch
110-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 38440 mi A $75 |
Overflow coolant bottle needed to be replaced. |
2002 Ford Focus 2dr Hatch
170-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD
| 40000 mi US $500 |
Rear wiper repaired. |
2002 Ford Focus 2dr Hatch
130-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 50000 mi | Replaced front springs, under tsb |
2001 Ford Focus 4dr Wagon
130-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 90000 mi US $250 |
front engine brace loose |
2001 Ford Focus 2dr Hatch
130-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 209000 mi | Driver door wouldn't open from outside. |
| 98000 mi | Car was leaking rainwater into the passenger side under the dash. Traced the problem to a faulty gutter that was letting the water pour off the windshield into the cabin air intake. Fixed with duct tape and wire. |
| 99000 mi | Leaking continued, retrofitted the cabin air intake area with aluminium flashing. |
| 107000 mi | The windshield washer fluid reservoir had slid down and was pushing out the plastic trim inside the wheel well. The garage resecured it for free during the car's Maryland safety inspection ($65). |
| 98000 mi US $565 |
Very dissapointed with Ford on this one. They had a recall for a fuel pump issue from 2000-2001, my car fell just outside the range with exactly the same symptoms as the recall. I had to pay 565.00 for repairs. Not a happy camper! |
2000 Ford Focus
Engine not specified
| 91000 mi US $200 |
driver door welding came off and door would not close. |
2000 Ford Focus 4dr Sedan
130-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 148000 mi US $500 |
Key cylinder was replaced. |
2000 Ford Focus 4dr Sedan
110-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 86000 mi US $215 |
Steering wheel and gas pedal vibrates |
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