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Ford Focus: complaints by model year

Compare the federal record across Focus model years. Raw complaint totals are useful context, but they are not adjusted for sales, mileage, or time on the road.

YearComplaintsRecallsSeverityCrashVerdict
2011Fewest reports113023Not ratedFewest reports
2010Fewest reports287027Not ratedFewest reports
2018Fewest reports82176Fewest reports
2017889107
20151,02099
20161,185108
20132,172128
20142,641128
2012Most reports3,788810Most reports

Ranked by total NHTSA complaints per model year (not adjusted for units sold). A zero means no owner reports in the current NHTSA data, not that the car is problem-free. "Severity" is a harm-weighted index of those complaints — higher means a greater share involved crashes, fires or injuries. Complaint-volume percentiles vs. segment peers are computed separately and appear on each year's page.