2000 Ford Focus: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 5149 complaints
5149
Total Complaints
60,000mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
Top Issue
358
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

38,500 25th Percentile
60,000 Median Mileage
86,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
538
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
476
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
181
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
170
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
157
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
147
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
121
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
118
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
114
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
114

Severity Assessment

358
Crashes
171
Fires
201
Injuries
50
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"FUMES COMING FROM VEHICLE'S ENGINE CAUSED BREATHING PROBLEM TO THE DRIVER. YH"
"FUMES COMING FROM VEHICLE'S ENGINE CAUSED BREATHING PROBLEM TO THE DRIVER. YH"
"FUMES COMING FROM VEHICLE'S ENGINE CAUSED BREATHING PROBLEM TO THE DRIVER. YH"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28