"How reliable is the 2007 Ford Focus?"

"Based on 524 NHTSA complaints, the 2007 Ford Focus has a median complaint mileage of 55423 miles. The most common issue is AIR BAGS."

"What are common problems with the 2007 Ford Focus?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2007 Ford Focus is AIR BAGS, accounting for a significant portion of the 524 total complaints filed."

2007 Ford Focus: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 524 complaints

524

Total Complaints

55,423mi

Median Mileage

AIR BAGS

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

30,000 25th Percentile

55,423 Median Mileage

88,159 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

POWER TRAIN

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

TIRES

STRUCTURE:BODY

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

109

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I BOUGHT A NEW 2007 FORD FOCUS AND IT IS FOUR MONTHS OLD WITH 20,000 MILES ON IT. THE TIRES ARE BALD WITH DIFFERENT PATTERNS. THE TIRE THAT CONCERNS ME THE MOST IS THE ONE THAT HAS A WAVE LIKE PATTERN ON IT. THE DEALER SAID ITS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR BUT ALL THE PEOPLE INCLUDING MECHANICS I SHOWED IT ..."

"ON AN UPHILL SECTION OF ROAD (SLIGHT INCLINE) WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE WHILE STOPPED FOR A STOP SIGN, I RELEASED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE AND BEFORE I COULD STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS. I WAS ABLE TO REALIZE WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND JAMMED DOWN THE GAS PEDA..."

"RIGHT REAR SHOCK ABSORBER WAS LEAKING. THIS CAUSES PREMATURE TIRE WEAR (CUPPING) AND UNSAFE HANDLING CONDITIONS. VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 1,000 MILES ON IT. SHOCK ABSORBER WAS PROBABLY DEFECTIVE FROM MANUFACTURER AND FORD FAILED TO INSPECT OR NOTICE THIS DEFECT. FORD REPLACED THE PART AT MY REQUEST..."

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