NHTSA ODI · 398,146 deduplicated matched complaint incidentsSnapshot through 2026-07-192010 Ford Fusion · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 102012 Ford Focus · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 102007 Toyota Camry · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 10Methodology · open and versionedPublished indexes show sample size and 95% interval
NHTSA ODI · 398,146 deduplicated matched complaint incidentsSnapshot through 2026-07-192010 Ford Fusion · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 102012 Ford Focus · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 102007 Toyota Camry · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 10Methodology · open and versionedPublished indexes show sample size and 95% interval
Federal complaint record · Ford Focus · model year 2018
2018 Ford Focus
Owners submitted 822 federal complaint reports about this model year, placing it at the 93th percentile for complaint intensity within its 2016 to 2020 compact sedan cohort. The largest reported component group is engine. Sample sizes and limitations are shown below.
Engine · 32% · group n = 351Powertrain · 29% · group n = 318Fuel system · 18% · group n = 194Other · 7% · group n = 77Electrical · 4% · group n = 47
822
Complaint records on file
56,000
Median mileage at the reported problem · 419 complaints reported mileage
32%
Of classified component reports name engine · group n = 351
93th
Complaint-intensity percentile in a cohort of 37 model years
Reports describe harsh shifting, slipping, or shuddering
Cluster 1 of 32018 Ford Focus
Stalling or shutdown · 181 reports
Reports describe the vehicle stalling or shutting off while driving
Cluster 2 of 32018 Ford Focus
Warning indicators · 102 reports
Reports describe warning lights before service
Cluster 3 of 32018 Ford Focus
Cluster summaries paraphrase recurring symptoms reported to NHTSA. They are aggregate descriptions, not individual verbatim reports.
Records through 2026-07-19Published 2026-08-02 · Updated 2026-07-19
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NHTSA consumer complaint records can reveal recurring patterns across published model years. MotorCensus summarizes those records as one complaint-signal index, with a 95% interval and sample size, updated with each data snapshot.