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What 113 owners told NHTSA about the 2011 Ford Focus

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (113)Crash / fire / injury (9)Electrical system (25)Transmission & drivetrain (20)Latches & locks (17)Body & structure (14)Steering (10)Speed control (9)Airbags (6)Wheels (6)Brakes (5)Suspension (5)

1 of 113 complaints match · Transmission & drivetrain · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Jun 27, 2018Transmission & drivetrainBrakesCrash

SEVERAL TIMES, MY BREAKS HAVE NOT RESPONDED WHILE PRESSING DOWN ON THEM, MY FOOT WILL BE TO THE GROUND AND THERE IS NOTHING. IT CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED GOING 35 MILES AN HOUR.

NHTSA ODI 11104294

Working with the data? Download all 113 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 19, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2011 Ford Focus verdict →