Ford Focus

United States · 2000–2018

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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 would no longer be built, in line with an announcement made in 2022.

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NHTSA Safety Ratings
Overall★★★★★
Frontal Crash★★★★★
Side Crash★★★★★
Rollover★★★★☆

Source: NHTSA

Class
compact car
Engine
gasoline engine, diesel engine
Assembly
Saarlouis, Almussafes, Wayne

Source: Wikidata (CC0)

837 complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2018 model year.

POWER TRAIN
319
ENGINE
232
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
132
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
124
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
78

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

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