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What 1,185 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 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 (1,185)Crash / fire / injury (32)Transmission & drivetrain (674)Engine (235)Fuel system (224)Electrical system (85)Engine & cooling (49)Steering (45)Speed control (36)Airbags (15)Wheels (15)Body & structure (14)

1 of 1,185 complaints match · Speed control · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Jun 27, 2016Speed controlCrash

I BOUGHT MY NEW CAR FORD FOCUS 2016 THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED COMPLETELY AND THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE I DID NOT HIT THE GAS PEDAL, BUT THE CAR STARTED GOING BACK AND FORTH, THE CAR MOVED FORWARD ABOUT 10 FEET AND I CAUSED A CRASH. MILES 9,498 THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND NOTHING WRONG WAS FOUND.

NHTSA ODI 10877036

Working with the data? Download all 1,185 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 10, 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 2016 Ford Focus verdict →