Ford Focus Electric Reliability Problems

Focus Electric owners have made 7 complaints over 5 model years. Using our PainRank™ system we've ranked it 9th in overall reliability out of 42 Ford models, with some electrical and hvac concerns.

The Most Common Focus Electric Problem

A list of some of the most common issues Focus Electric owners have to deal with.

  1. Power Steering (EPAS) Failure

    Power steering is one of those things you don't think about until it's gone. And owners of Ford cars with electronic power assisted steering (EPAS) are thinking about it all the damn time, if you catch my drift.

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  2. What Are We Missing?

    We know there's more problems than this. Let us know which one you'd like to see us cover next.

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What Focus Electric Owners Complain About

Sometimes it helps just to tally up the complaints and see where the biggest stacks are. Use this information to learn about troublespots or to run for the hills.

Worst Issues

What Breaks the Most

Years to Avoid

Full Lists on CarComplaints.com

Focus Electric Generations

Generations are groups of model years where few, if any, changes were made to the vehicle which means their model years tend to break in similar ways. The Focus Electric has 1 generation available in North American markets.

Focus Electric Key Numbers

  1. 7 complaints

    Running tally of owner grievances filed to CarComplaints.com.

  2. 27 service bulletins

    Documenting the process of troubleshooting common problems.

  3. 4 recall campaigns

    Time-sensitive, free repairs for widespread safety problems.

Recent Focus Electric News

There's a lot of news out there, but not all of it matters. We try to boil down it to the most important bits about things that actually help you with your car problem. Interested in getting these stories in an email? Signup for free email alerts over at CarComplaints.com.

  1. The Ford Focus Electric has to be recalled because you might not be able to shift the thing into park.

    The automaker says the 2015-2016 Focus Electric cars have differential pinion shafts that can wear out and cause the shafts to fracture. If this occurs, the car will lose motive ability without warning and lose the ability of the transmission to shift into PARK.

    Indefinite road trip!

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