Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2016 Ford Focus has 45 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
45
Complaints
0
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2025 | STEERING | The contact called on behalf of his girlfriend, who owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated that ... |
| Dec 26, 2024 | STEERING,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Stearing went out and car would not start after filling tank with gas |
| Sep 19, 2024 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Electrical power steering goes in and out and the dash displays “steering assist fault” warning, and... |
| Aug 6, 2024 | STEERING,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | My 2016 Ford Focus SE is stalling at higher temperatures while driving at high speeds, which is very... |
| Aug 5, 2024 | STEERING | Continuously get the message steering fault assist service required. It’s impossible to turn the ste... |
| Jun 11, 2024 | STEERING | Power steering fault light came on and the vehicle is very hard to now drive because it is difficult... |
| Mar 29, 2024 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 50-55 MPH, the steering wheel l... |
| Oct 31, 2023 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES | The car is not running right I can feel shaking, but no one else can |
| Oct 13, 2023 | STEERING | No issues with steering at all and then stopped for gas and when restarting the car got multiple mes... |
| Aug 23, 2023 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Car turned off while driving three times. Once when put in park it locked on a busy road. Replaced f... |
| Jul 22, 2023 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the message "St... |
| Jun 28, 2023 | STEERING | On my way to the gas station to fuel up. Turned off car and when turned back on power steering malfu... |
| Jun 20, 2023 | STEERING | Driving down the windy mountain road and all power steering fails and the steering locks up and caus... |
| Jun 10, 2023 | STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The car worked fine in the first couple months and slowly declined. The rpm will shoot up and down c... |
| Mar 25, 2023 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Car stalled at stop sign after filling up on gas. Completely shut off. Would not start back up for 3... |
| Mar 22, 2023 | STEERING | Electric steering rack failed while driving, making steering almost impossible. |
| Jan 7, 2023 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN | The transmission started failing in 2020 and part of it was repaired on a recall and part we had to ... |
| Oct 27, 2021 | STEERING | While driving my 2016 Ford Focus, the electric power steering suddenly failed. Instantly, it became... |
| Sep 2, 2021 | STEERING | Power steering failed while driving making it difficult to steer car. |
| Jul 7, 2021 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated while reversing into the driveway, the power ... |