Every Focus Electric model year from 2012 to 2017, scored on reported failures weighted against how many were sold — and ranked against every other Compact Passenger Car of the same year.
Scored separately as its own vehicle: Focus (2004–2018).
Across 4 scored model years the Focus Electric rarely gives trouble, but repairs run costlier than average when it does. The spread between years is what matters: 2017 is its strongest, 2013 its weakest.
Longer bar is better. Rank is against every Compact Passenger Car sold that same model year.
| Year | Relative standing | Class rank | Pctl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | #41 /41 | 0th | ||
| 2013 | #43 /43 | 0th | Avoid | |
| 2014 | #41 /41 | 0th | ||
| 2017 | #28 /41 | 32th | Best year |
All 12 systems, measured against the class average for each model year.
Every Focus Electric model year is scored across 12 separate systems — engine, transmission, brakes, electrical, steering and suspension, structure, interior, and five more. Each system is compared against how often that same system fails on the average Compact Passenger Car of the same year, so a common failure is judged against how common it is everywhere else.
Across the last three model years (2013–2017), the trouble concentrates in one place: electrical & electronics. That system draws issue reports more often than the same system on the average Compact Passenger Car of its year — which changes what you should be inspecting before you buy.
Real charts, sample vehicle. Open the lookup to see these for your Focus Electric.
Your Focus Electric is plotted against 41 rivals from 2017.
Look up your Focus Electric →Your Focus Electric is scored the same way, for every model year.
Look up your Focus Electric →2017 is the strongest Focus Electric model year on record, ranking #28 of 41 Compact Passenger Cars that year.
2013 is the weakest year in the model's history, ranking #43 of 43.
The 2017 Focus Electric ranks #28 of 41 Compact Passenger Cars — the lower half of its class.
Failure reports filed with NHTSA — submitted by vehicle owners and repair shops alike — weighted against US sales volumes so a high-volume model is not penalised for selling well, then benchmarked within segment and model year.
All 12 systems scored, the whole class plotted, and a downloadable Full Model Report for any year — 6,000+ vehicles in the dashboard.
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