2013 Ford Focus consumer reviews

Don't waste your time. Just traded this in. Had way too many problems. Idle air control sensor kept coming up and they couldn't fix it. Just got the new fusion so seeing how this goes.

I bought this car brand new in 2012-2013 and felt like I was getting a great deal, but I have replaced the automatic clutch 3 times in 50k miles, about to make the appointment for #4 with under 65k on the vehicle. The car blows through tires like crazy due to poor hatchback design lifting the back end of the car at highway speeds causing waffling on the tires about 15k miles into tires with religious rotation schedules. I am an avid Ford owner and love their trucks, but will never consider another ford car. Worst mistake I ever made!! I am sure I am not the only one with this problem, I have spoken to 15+ people with the same issue in my city. They said at the dealership that the car needs to learn the driver, but it must have had problems in school because it has many problems learning. I was going to give this to my two 16 year old girls but I just can't stand worrying if it will die on them while driving!!

The car has a bad transmission. We have had it in the shop 4 separate times and Ford still won't fix the car properly. Its loud on the inside going down the road and now at 40,000 miles the A/C stopped working.

It has a dual transmission that is unstable and will have you out of commission. Ford has part in back order for two months. Trash!

My experience at Ford of Port Richey in purchasing a New to me 2013 Ford Focus Titanium, but finding it took a few weeks. Our Salesman Ness was very patient and helped us find the perfect vehicle for us. Over all my experience with the dealership was the best I have had. I did not feel rushed or pressured to make a decision and get out. Like I usually have had at most dealerships I have attempted to buy a vehicle at. Thank you, Ness and Ford of Port Richey

I purchased my 2013 Focus from Pat Cardinal. He was awesome to deal with. There was no pressure selling, it was like buying from family!! I will for sure let my friends & family know & tell them to go in & see Pat!!

Just took a bath on trade to get rid of this thing. Fantastic mileage but that was only good thing. Had more rattles than my '02 F150. They couldn't fix the rattles and the transmission is lousey. Told numerous times there was nothing they could do about it. 6 months ago they re-programmed the TCM and told me that it would still make "some" noise. During the last 6 months trans starting getting worse again. Will NEVER buy another Ford!

Once again my beloved 2013 Ford Focus Ti is having transmission problems after the supposed fix. I am on the sidelines again waiting for this to get fixed. I have less than 41K miles on this car. It seemed like a good deal at the time but I will not make the mistake of buying a ford again.

Car left me stranded and was towed to nearest Ford dealer recently. Dealership said they won't even look at the car until next week. Unfortunately, even with a fix in place my opinion of the car is tarnished enough that I won't want to depend on it. I'll be buying something other than a Ford at my earliest convenience.

I've bought a lot of cars over the years and the Focus is at the bottom of the pack in terms of quality. It's had quite a few minor issues like trim coming loose and a noisy dashboard. It's also already had a new battery sooner than I think it should have and a fuel pump control module replaced ($250). I bought a manual to avoid the DCT headache, but the manual shudders at takeoff sometimes just like the auto. All that said, I do enjoy driving the car. It's hard to beat the features and performance for the money. It may not be as dependable as a Toyota, but it's not as boring either.