Lights complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 Ford focus has 11 NHTSA lights complaints and 1 lights-related recall.
11
Complaints
1
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
13V335000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Ford is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Focus BEV vehicles equipped with High Intensity Discharge (HID) headlights, manufactured September 15, ...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2024 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Se acelera y desacelera repentinamente Quiero acelerar para llegar a la mismas velocidad del trafic... |
| Sep 27, 2020 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | #01. THE PANEL LIGHT ARE NOT WORKING IN MY 2012 FORD FOCUS HATCHBACK SE - THE FUEL WARNING LIGHT DOE... |
| May 1, 2019 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | I KEEP RECEIVING A BRAKE LIGHT ERROR MESSAGE. I HAD IT REPAIRED AT THE SAME TIME AS THE HEADLIGHT. ... |
| May 1, 2019 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | HEADLIGHT ON THE RIGHT SIDE DID NOT WORK. THE ERROR MESSAGE WAS LOW BEAM DIP. I HAD THE SOCKET REP... |
| Mar 31, 2019 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING SOCKET MELTED IN NOVEMBER 2018, CAUSING THE LAMP TO FAIL AND THE REPLACEMENT O... |
| Jan 24, 2018 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | THE VEHICLE DIP BEAM BULB (LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS) BURN OUT, ON AVERAGE EVERY THREE TO FOUR MONTHS. WE... |
| Dec 2, 2017 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | LEFT SIDE HEADLIGHT HAS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE WHERE IT WORKS AND DOESN'T WORK. CHANGED THE BULB AND ... |
| Aug 22, 2016 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE LOW BEA... |
| Jun 24, 2016 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 2012 FORD FOCUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT SWITCH TO BRIGHT. *SMD ... |
| Aug 21, 2014 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE | I TURNED ONTO A TWO LANE STREET (ONE LANE IN EACH DIRECTION). THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS STOPPED DUE A... |
| Nov 15, 2013 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | SO MANY OF THESE LISTED VEHICLES RUNNING AT NIGHT WITH NO TAIL LIGHTS. HEADLAMPS AND DASH LIGHTS ON.... |