Major Problems with Ford Focus Electric Derived from Complaints & Recalls

Learn about the common problems with a used Ford Focus Electric to avoid purchasing a bad year of the model.

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Best and Worst Years for Ford Focus Electric

Explore the chart showing how many complaints have been filed for each year of Ford Focus Electric.

Model Year	Complaints
2016 Focus Electric	1
2015 Focus Electric	11
2014 Focus Electric	53
2013 Focus Electric	67
2012 Focus Electric	31

Worst 3 Ford Focus Electric complaints

2014 Ford Focus Electric SERVICE BRAKES Victims: 1

2013 Ford Focus Electric POWER TRAIN Victims: 1 Mileage: 38000 miles

2015 Ford Focus Electric VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Victims: 1 Mileage: 20000 miles

Browse Ford Focus Electric complaints by category

Problems with POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM and ENGINE are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Ford Focus Electric owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
POWER TRAIN i was stopped at a light in a traffic jam. worried that i would run out electricity i shut off...	74 ~ 12151 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i was traveling about 35 mph when my car flashed a message "stop safely now" and the car had lost...	70 ~ 14500 miles
ENGINE i was traveling about 35 mph when my car flashed a message "stop safely now" and the car had lost...	37 ~ 10218 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM car was in the garage with fully charged. i tried to start car and i got message "safe mode shutdown"...	31 ~ 11376 miles
STEERING during driving in the rain and the car had the "stop safely" light come on and it stalled in the...	23 ~ 29607 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 3 miles after leaving the parking lot with my mom and 2 kids in the car the "stop safely now"...	16 ~ 16028 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL over the last 3 years the vehicle displays "stop safely now" and all electrical systems shut off immediately after or...	9 ~ 10325 miles
SERVICE BRAKES this model has a "sticky" steering wheel that will not always return to the neutral position with out driver assistance...	8 ~ 9080 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER stop safely now error message appears when trying to start the car often. the error disables the car. sometimes the...	5 ~ 21123 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING whittier ca bright motel car struck [xxx] broken leg 2 rods in leg he drove black silver ford focus 2014...	2
WHEELS was taking off from work - barely got out of the parking lot and the car came up with the...	2 ~ 1933 miles
CLUTCH ASSEMBLY > POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford focus electric. while driving approximately 25 mph the vehicle hesitated to switch gears....	1 ~ 26000 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER windshield wipers will stop in the middle of the windshield when turned on. this condition occurs regardless of speed setting...	1
COLUMN > STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus electric. while driving approximately 50 mph and attempting to turn left the...	1 ~ 69000 miles
AIR BAGS tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford focus electric. the contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 mph another...	1 ~ 19403 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING to date 8/20/2013 the car has died 8 times and 4 times in the last week. the sequence i use...	1 ~ 2000 miles

FAQ

What year Ford Focus Electric is the most reliable?

Speaking of the models produced in the last 5 years, Ford Focus Electric models of 2016, 2015, 2012 year of manufacture have had the least number of complaints.

What year was a bad year for Ford Focus Electric?

Ford Focus Electric models of 2013 and 2014 are probably the years to be avoided like the plague due to a higher than an average number of issues reported.

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