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CarComplaints.com Notes: Even though the first model year of a major redesign should typically be avoided, Ford did a good job & the 2008 Ford Focus doesn't appear to have any major defects.

That said, the following model years of this 2nd generation Focus (2009-2011) do appear to be slightly better.

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
10,716 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.

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2008 Ford Focus Owner Comments

problem #3

Jul 252018

Focus

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

"takata recall" the passenger seat is not registering that there's someone sitting there who 5'5" and weighs almost 135 pounds and is wearing his seatbelt. So the airbag light on the bottom right of the center console comes on and says "passenger airbag off" and the yellow airbag light stays lit up on the drivers dashboard until the car is shut off, all with someone who's big enough for the airbag sensor to know he's sitting there. All vehicles he sits in that have sensors for airbags for the front passenger seat always read that he's sitting there, so I know he's big enough to set the sensor off and for it yo know he's sitting there and to activate the passenger airbag. Pictures are of the yellow airbag light on the drivers, the center console "passenger airbag off", and a few showing where he's sitting in the seat and both the yellow lights are still on. The yellow lights are only on when the vehicle is running, in motion, on highway, stopped, on city streets, turning, and going forward. (itsl's alright to share all pictures publicly, I knew they'd be shared with the public before taking them.)

- Salina, KS, USA

problem #2

Aug 072009

Focus

  • 31,848 miles
Head restraint for driver's seat came out of the seat during a rear-end collision.

- Garner, NC, USA

problem #1

Jun 042008

Focus

  • 300 miles
The contact owns a 2008 Ford Focus. The contact opened the driver's side door, reached under the seat, and cut his hand. He went to the doctor and was informed that he had severed a tendon, which caused him to receive internal and external stitches. A few weeks later, he spoke with the dealer and was informed not to place his hand underneath the seat. The contact is unaware of what cut his hand and the manufacturer has not been notified. The current mileage was 5,000 and failure mileage was 300.

- Maitland, FL, USA

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