Engine complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 Ford focus has 176 NHTSA engine complaints and 0 engine-related recalls.
176
Complaints
0
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2025 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, t... |
| May 16, 2025 | ENGINE | I went to emissions and I received an “Important Vehicle Safety Recall Information” notice that stat... |
| Mar 12, 2025 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked in the driv... |
| Jan 17, 2025 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Vehicle has difficulty starting after refuel. Vehicle stalls randomly to the point that is too much ... |
| Jul 6, 2024 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Car will stall and then completely shut down. And takes awhile to restart. This last time I was on t... |
| Jun 1, 2024 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while opening the front driver's side do... |
| Mar 12, 2024 | ENGINE | Focus, which was purchased in California in 2017, clutch has gone which caused to stall and jerk in ... |
| Jul 24, 2023 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the ve... |
| Jun 21, 2023 | ENGINE | My car was hesitant to accelerate when both stopped and while cruising. When stopped, I would releas... |
| Apr 7, 2023 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15 MPH, the ... |
| Feb 10, 2023 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while his son was driving at an undisclo... |
| Jan 30, 2023 | ENGINE | Ford manufactured faulty clutches in Ford Focus cars years 2012-2015. The clutches were put in autom... |
| Sep 27, 2022 | ENGINE | 2012 FORD FOCUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO ILLUMINATED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. |
| Jul 7, 2022 | ENGINE | TCM went out in the car the part is on back order |
| Jun 30, 2022 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the vehicle overheated while driving app... |
| Feb 18, 2022 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at undisclosed speed, the vehic... |
| Jan 24, 2022 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated that after opening the driver’s side front do... |
| Jan 1, 2022 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated that upon parking the vehicle and removing th... |
| Dec 20, 2021 | ENGINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, t... |
| Oct 24, 2021 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN | The contact's son owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 ... |