Ford Focus

Ford Focus — production years, market prices by model year, NHTSA recalls and owner complaints, and live listings for sale on VehiSales.

Generations of the Ford Focus

Every body generation side by side — each links to its full story: market prices, facelift changes, recalls and live listings.

Generation Facelift Price today Units for sale Recalls Complaints
Generation 1 1996–2004 — — 0 53 8,118
Generation 2 2005–2007 — — 0 9 1,035
Generation 3 2008–2012 — — 0 10 4,671
Generation 4 2013–2018 — $7,574–$9,993 2,604 60 19,008

Vehicles within one generation share the same platform and body style. Price today — median asking prices across each generation's model years (current market).

Engines used in the Focus

Engine families this model shipped with, by NHTSA VIN build data — each links to every model that shares it.

Engine Years in this model Also used in VIN builds ⓘ
Ford 2.0L I4 (Duratec & EcoBoost) 2000–2018 24 models 225
Ford 2.3L EcoBoost I4 2003–2018 33 models 36

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About the Ford Focus

The Ford Focus is a compact car manufactured by Ford from 1998 until 2025. It was created under Alexander Trotman's Ford 2000 plan, which aimed to globalize model development and sell one compact vehicle worldwide. The original Focus was primarily designed by Ford of Europe's German and British teams. Production of the fourth generation Focus began in 2018 in Germany and China. In 2025, Ford announced that the Focus will no longer be built, in line with an announcement made in 2022.

Source: Wikipedia — Ford Focus, CC BY-SA.

Market by model year

Year Units for sale Median price Vs newest Avg mileage
2015 536 $7,574 72% 104,112 mi
2016 774 $7,995 76% 96,531 mi
2017 541 $9,900 94% 88,247 mi
2018 753 $9,993 94% 77,751 mi
2019 16 $21,750 205% 78,734 mi
2020 5 $10,585 100% 60,782 mi

Inventory and price data refreshed daily; last updated .

Recalls & complaints by year (NHTSA)

Year Recalls Complaints Most reported
2000 18 3,881 Electrical System, Engine And Engine Cooling, Service Brakes
2001 14 1,815 Electrical System, Fuel System, Gasoline
2002 8 1,018 Electrical System, Suspension, Engine And Engine Cooling
2003 7 1,017 Electrical System, Latches/Locks/Linkages, Steering
2004 6 387 Electrical System, Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2005 5 440 Electrical System, Air Bags, Latches/Locks/Linkages
2006 2 204 Electrical System, Air Bags, Vehicle Speed Control
2007 2 391 Air Bags, Electrical System, Power Train
2008 2 250 Electrical System, Structure, Air Bags
2009 0 229 Electrical System, Power Train, Vehicle Speed Control
2010 0 287 Vehicle Speed Control, Power Train, Electrical System
2011 0 113 Electrical System, Power Train, Latches/Locks/Linkages
2012 8 3,792 Power Train, Steering, Engine
2013 12 4,262 Power Train, Engine, Electrical System
2014 12 5,231 Power Train, Engine, Fuel/Propulsion System
2015 9 2,003 Power Train, Engine, Fuel/Propulsion System
2016 10 3,467 Power Train, Engine, Fuel/Propulsion System
2017 10 1,735 Power Train, Engine, Fuel/Propulsion System
2018 7 2,310 Power Train, Engine, Fuel/Propulsion System
2019 0 0 —
2020 0 0 —

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.

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