2016 Ford Focus: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 1542 complaints
1542
Total Complaints
60,000mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN
Top Issue
39
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

32,020 25th Percentile
60,000 Median Mileage
87,615 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN
612
ENGINE
227
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
161
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
103
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
76
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
53
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
49
STEERING
44
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
33
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
19

Severity Assessment

39
Crashes
5
Fires
28
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 95 APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES PER HOUR SOUTHBOUND I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION, I DID NOT FEEL ANY IMPACT ON THE AUTOMOBILE BUT BEGAN TO HEAR RATTLING ON THE TOP OF THE ROOF. WHEN I PULLED OVER, I SAW THAT SUNROOF HAD SHATTERED AND EXPLODED. THE SUNROOF COVER ON THE INSIDE OF THE V..."
"TIRE SEPARATED ON BOTH SIDES WALLS AT THE TIME THE TIRE MADE A BOOM NOISE. MOVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IN MOTION ON JOB IN JACKSONVILLE."
"THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE SHUDDERS, ESPECIALLY WHEN CORNERING . THIS SHUDDER HAS BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED,"

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