NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Ford Focus Recalls
The 2013 Ford Focus has 12 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 9, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Ford Focus. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 12
- Owner complaints
- 2,112
- Crashes reported
- 49
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
12 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2013 Ford Focus, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
12 recalls on the 2013 Ford Focus
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: evaporative emissions: canister
- Campaign
- 26V369000
- Reported
- June 9, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 257,868
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012, 2014–2018 Focus
Equipment: electrical: engine block heater
- Campaign
- 26V011000
- Reported
- January 15, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 116,672
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2018 Focus, 2 other models
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- Campaign
- 20V331000
- Reported
- June 8, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,147,323
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2012, 2014–2015 Focus, 8 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: storage
- Campaign
- 19V515000
- Reported
- July 5, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 57,488
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012, 2014, 2017 Focus
Fuel system, gasoline: storage
- Campaign
- 18V735000
- Reported
- October 22, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,282,596
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012, 2014–2018 Focus
Latches/locks/linkages: hatchback/liftgate: lock
- Campaign
- 16V698000
- Reported
- September 28, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 64,038
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 206, door locks and door retention
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2017 Focus
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- Campaign
- 16V643000
- Reported
- September 6, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,046,297
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2012, 2014–2015 Focus, 5 other models
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 15V813000
- Reported
- December 2, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 9,017
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014 Focus, 1 other model
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 14V495000
- Reported
- August 11, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 133,227
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014 Focus, 1 other model
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 13V335000
- Reported
- August 1, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,308
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2012 Focus
Latches/locks/linkages
- Campaign
- 13V085000
- Reported
- March 7, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,675
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Equipment
- Campaign
- 12E035000
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2012 Focus
2013 Ford Focus complaints by year
NHTSA has received 2,112 owner complaints about the 2013 Ford Focus, the newest on September 25, 2026. Of these, 49 describe a crash (2%) and 12 a fire; owners reported 28 injuries and 3 deaths.
In complaints about the 2013 Ford Focus, the component group named most often is the power train (52%), followed by the engine (16%) and the electrical system (13%).
2 of the 2013 Ford Focus's 12 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2013 Ford Focus owners gave the mileage (1,681 complaints), the median was 53,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train1,102
- Engine344
- Electrical System276
- Steering273
- Fuel/Propulsion System209
- Unknown Or Other196
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 154 | |
| 2014 | 218 | |
| 2015 | 235 | |
| 2016 | 263 | |
| 2017 | 194 | |
| 2018 | 162 | |
| 2019 | 360 | |
| 2020 | 153 | |
| 2021 | 90 | |
| 2022 | 94 | |
| 2023 | 84 | |
| 2024 | 52 | |
| 2025 | 31 | |
| 2026 | 17 |
Complaints about the 2013 Ford Focus peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 360. 41% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2013 vehicles, the 2013 Ford Focus drew 3.7× the complaints of the median Ford Focus year in the same window: 5th highest of the 19 ranked years.
That makes 2013 one of the Ford Focus years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 2,112 complaints about the 2013 Ford Focus are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Focus by model year
Other 2013 Ford models
Newest record on this page: September 25, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted