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
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Generation 2 2005–2007 — — 0 9 1,036
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Generation 3 2008–2012 — — 0 10 4,681
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Generation 4 2013–2018 — $7,574–$9,993 2,604 60 18,922
Model-year brochures (6)

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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 240
Ford 2.3L EcoBoost I4 2003–2018 34 models 37

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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

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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 5 441 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 3,802 Power Train, Steering, Engine
2013 12 4,269 Power Train, Engine, Electrical System
2014 12 5,241 Power Train, Engine, Fuel/Propulsion System
2015 9 1,032 Power Train, Engine, Fuel/Propulsion System
2016 10 3,472 Power Train, Engine, Fuel/Propulsion System
2017 10 2,587 Power Train, Engine, Fuel/Propulsion System
2018 7 2,321 Power Train, Engine, Fuel/Propulsion System
2019 0 0 —
2020 0 0 —

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.

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