2010 FORD FOCUS — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 284 complaints · 0 recalls
Most-reported system: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL (38 complaints · 13.4%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 22
  • Fires 4
  • Injuries 19
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL appears in 38 of 284 owner complaints (13.4%) in this vehicle snapshot. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 38 complaints, 13.4% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 38 · 13.4% · 1 crash reports POWER TRAIN: 33 complaints, 11.6% of reports POWER TRAIN 33 · 11.6% · 1 crash reports ENGINE: 30 complaints, 10.6% of reports ENGINE 30 · 10.6% · 4 crash reports 2 fire reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 24 complaints, 8.4% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 24 · 8.4% · 1 fire reports FUEL SYSTEM: 21 complaints, 7.4% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 21 · 7.4% STRUCTURE: 16 complaints, 5.6% of reports STRUCTURE 16 · 5.6% · 1 crash reports SUSPENSION: 16 complaints, 5.6% of reports SUSPENSION 16 · 5.6% · 1 crash reports AIR BAGS: 11 complaints, 3.9% of reports AIR BAGS 11 · 3.9% · 10 crash reports WHEELS: 10 complaints, 3.5% of reports WHEELS 10 · 3.5% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 99 complaints, 34.9% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 99 · 34.9% · 3 crash reports 1 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 38 13.4% 1 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 33 11.6% 1 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 30 10.6% 4 crashes · 2 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 24 8.4% 0 crashes · 1 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 21 7.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STRUCTURE 16 5.6% 1 crashes · 0 fires
SUSPENSION 16 5.6% 1 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 11 3.9% 10 crashes · 0 fires
WHEELS 10 3.5% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 99 34.9% 3 crashes · 1 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jan 2010. 2010-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2010-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2010-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2010-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2011-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2011-Q2: 8 owner reports 8 2011-Q3: 12 owner reports 12 2011-Q4: 7 owner reports 7 2012-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2012-Q2: 10 owner reports 10 2012-Q3: 10 owner reports 10 2012-Q4: 10 owner reports 10 2013-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 2013-Q2: 10 owner reports 10 2013-Q3: 7 owner reports 7 2013-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2014-Q1: 10 owner reports 10 2014-Q2: 12 owner reports 12 2014-Q3: 9 owner reports 9 2014-Q4: 9 owner reports 9 2015-Q1: 10 owner reports 10 2015-Q2: 9 owner reports 9 2015-Q3: 10 owner reports 10 2015-Q4: 10 owner reports 10 2016-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 2016-Q2: 9 owner reports 9 2016-Q3: 17 owner reports 17 2016-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2017-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2017-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2017-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2018-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2018-Q2: 7 owner reports 7 2018-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2018-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2019-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2019-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2019-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2020-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2020-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2020-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2021-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2021-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2021-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2022-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2022-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2022-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2023-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2024-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2024-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2025-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2026-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jan 2010 Apr 2026
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2010-Q1 Owner reports 2
2010-Q2 Owner reports 5
2010-Q3 Owner reports 4
2010-Q4 Owner reports 3
2011-Q1 Owner reports 3
2011-Q2 Owner reports 8
2011-Q3 Owner reports 12
2011-Q4 Owner reports 7
2012-Q1 Owner reports 3
2012-Q2 Owner reports 10
2012-Q3 Owner reports 10
2012-Q4 Owner reports 10
2013-Q1 Owner reports 6
2013-Q2 Owner reports 10
2013-Q3 Owner reports 7
2013-Q4 Owner reports 6
2014-Q1 Owner reports 10
2014-Q2 Owner reports 12
2014-Q3 Owner reports 9
2014-Q4 Owner reports 9
2015-Q1 Owner reports 10
2015-Q2 Owner reports 9
2015-Q3 Owner reports 10
2015-Q4 Owner reports 10
2016-Q1 Owner reports 6
2016-Q2 Owner reports 9
2016-Q3 Owner reports 17
2016-Q4 Owner reports 5
2017-Q1 Owner reports 1
2017-Q2 Owner reports 6
2017-Q3 Owner reports 3
2017-Q4 Owner reports 2
2018-Q1 Owner reports 4
2018-Q2 Owner reports 7
2018-Q3 Owner reports 3
2018-Q4 Owner reports 3
2019-Q2 Owner reports 5
2019-Q3 Owner reports 4
2019-Q4 Owner reports 2
2020-Q2 Owner reports 2
2020-Q3 Owner reports 2
2020-Q4 Owner reports 1
2021-Q1 Owner reports 3
2021-Q2 Owner reports 3
2021-Q3 Owner reports 2
2022-Q1 Owner reports 1
2022-Q2 Owner reports 1
2022-Q3 Owner reports 1
2023-Q1 Owner reports 1
2024-Q2 Owner reports 2
2024-Q3 Owner reports 1
2025-Q1 Owner reports 1
2026-Q2 Owner reports 1
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Safety Recalls (0)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

Zero safety recalls recorded for this model year in official NHTSA records.

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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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