Head to head · 2014 Ford Focus vs 2013 Hyundai Elantra

2014 Focus vs 2013 Elantra

These records post indexes of 9.6 and 9.1. They share 5 usable evidence dimensions, but their relative index gap does not clear the 15 percent verdict rule. MotorCensus publishes no winner for this pair.

2014

P96 of cohort

Ford Focus · compact-sedan-2012-2016

9.6 ±0

Complaint records2,589

Median mileage at the reported problem47,816 mi

Largest component groupPowertrain

Distinct narratives2,586

2013

P91 of cohort

Hyundai Elantra · compact-sedan-2011-2015

9.1 ±0

Complaint records1,309

Median mileage at the reported problem45,118 mi

Largest component groupBrakes

Distinct narratives1,262

0.5

Index points between the two records

1,280

Difference in complaint reports on file

Shared evidence dimensions

No call

Margin under the 15 percent verdict rule

The verdict · shared-evidence rule · Methodology

Too close to call

No published verdict for this pair: signal difference under 15 percent. These records clear the shared-dimension gate, but their relative signal-index gap stays below the verdict threshold.

Read the verdict rule

A comparison requires at least two shared usable evidence dimensions. For eligible pairs, the verdict applies a 15 percent threshold to the relative gap between the two complaint-signal indexes. It is not a mechanical failure rate or a complete reliability measure. Metrics below a sample gate show no value rather than an estimate.

Component groups · share of each record

Where each file concentrates

Failure files

2014 Ford Focus · 2,589 complaint reports2013 Hyundai Elantra · 1,309 complaint reports

Powertrain

44%

Brakes

15%

Steering

15%

Engine

12%

13%

Fuel system

10%

Airbags

Bars use a 0 to 50 percent share scale. Shares are of each record's own classified reports, so the smaller file's percentages sit on fewer reports. A zero bar means the group does not appear in that record's published distribution.

From the records · loudest cluster on each file