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2010 Ford Focus

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Fewer warning signs than most model years

Owner complaints for the 2010 Ford Focus are lower than the model-year median of 864.5.

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

249 reports with mileage · 38 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 50 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 45 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 43 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

22 crash reports4 fire reports16 injury reports

Electronic Stability Control (esc) complaints

1 reports
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58,000 miles · Jul 13, 2012
Electrical SystemElectronic Stability Control (esc)Fuel/propulsion System

WHEN I WAS DRIVING, THE CAR WOULD LOSE POWER. SOMETIMES, IT WOULD JUST SLOW RANDOMLY, AND MANY TIMES IT WOULD JUST LOSE ALL THROTTLE AND STOP. IT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY GOING OVER 65 MPH, ON A BUSY STREET TRAVELING 40 MPH, AND IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. APPARENTLY, THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY FORD FOCUSES (HT…

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WHEN I WAS DRIVING, THE CAR WOULD LOSE POWER. SOMETIMES, IT WOULD JUST SLOW RANDOMLY, AND MANY TIMES IT WOULD JUST LOSE ALL THROTTLE AND STOP. IT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY GOING OVER 65 MPH, ON A BUSY STREET TRAVELING 40 MPH, AND IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. APPARENTLY, THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY FORD FOCUSES (HTTP://WWW.FOCUSFANATICS.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=271461), AND SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT THIS. IT IS DANGEROUS. NOT ONLY IS IT NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, IT IS $600 TO FIX! THIS IS AWFUL, AND IT SHOULD BE RE-CALLED. SOMEONE WILL END UP GETTING KILLED, AND FORD SHOULD BE SUED FOR THEIR DEATH. IF THIS IS HAPPENING TO SO MANY CARS THEY SHOULD NOT PAY TO FIX IT, IT SHOULD BE RECALLED! *TR

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Official recalls

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No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

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No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.