Complaints by model year
Each bar is one model year. The most recent years are still collecting complaints.
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026
Year by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7 | 0 |
| 2016 Focus Electric | 5 | 1 |
| 2015 Focus Electric | 12 | 2 |
| 2014 Focus Electric | 55 | 2 |
| 2013 Focus Electric | 69 | 3 |
| 2012 Focus Electric | 33 | 3 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
Most common problems
- Electrical system81
- Power train79
- Engine42
- Fuel/propulsion system33
- Steering24
- Vehicle speed control17
- Service brakes9
- Electronic stability control (esc)9
NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years
New registrations in Europe
218 new Ford Focus Electric cars registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland between 2013 and 2019, from the European Environment Agency's CO₂ monitoring of every new car. In 2019 the largest markets were Norway (9).
| Year | New cars | CO₂ g/km |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 9 | 0 (WLTP) |
| 2018 | 17 | 0 (NEDC) |
| 2017 | 36 | 0 (NEDC) |
| 2016 | 12 | — |
| 2015 | 27 | — |
| 2014 | 49 | — |
| 2013 | 68 | — |
Averages are weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value (NEDC until the WLTP switch). European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · re-use permitted with acknowledgement
Recalls
4 campaigns cover the Focus Electric.
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 120V Convenience charge cords that were supplied with and sold for use with 2013-2015 Ford C-Max Energi and Fusion Energi vehicles and 2012-2015 Ford Focus Electric vehicles. Cords with part numbers FM58-10B706-AA, FM58-10B706-AB, FM58-10B706-AC, FM58-10B706-AD, FM58-10B706-AE and FM58-10B706-AF were manufactured without thermistors, and during vehicle charging, increased resistance in the house's outlet or wiring can cause the cord to overheat and melt.
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Ford Focus Electric vehicles manufactured August 20, 2015, through April 13, 2016. The transmission's differential pinion gear shaft may overheat and fracture.
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 Focus Electric vehicles manufactured September 15, 2011, through August 23, 2013. In the affected vehicles, a powertrain control module software problem may result in a stall-like condition.
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Focus Electric vehicles and 2013 C-Max vehicles equipped with the Intelligent Access Push Button Start System. In the affected vehicles, there is no audible chime when the vehicle is operational and the driver's door is opened. Thus, these vehicles fail to conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 114, "Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention."
NHTSA recalls