NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Ford Focus Recalls
The 2016 Ford Focus has 10 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 9, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Ford Focus. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 10
- Owner complaints
- 1,183
- Crashes reported
- 27
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2016 Ford Focus, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
10 recalls on the 2016 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 2012–2015, 2017–2018 Focus
Power train: manual transmission
- Campaign
- 26V376000
- Reported
- June 9, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,252
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2015, 2017–2018 Focus, 1 other model
Equipment: electrical: engine block heater
- Campaign
- 26V011000
- Reported
- January 15, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 116,672
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2015, 2017–2018 Focus, 2 other models
Equipment: electrical: engine block heater
- Campaign
- 26V012000
- Reported
- January 15, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,403
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2017–2018 Focus, 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling: engine: oil/lubrication: pump
- Campaign
- 23V905000
- Reported
- December 22, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 139,730
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2017–2018 Focus, 1 other model
Power train: manual transmission
- Campaign
- 18V845000
- Reported
- November 28, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,828
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2017–2018 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 2012–2015, 2017–2018 Focus
Power train: manual transmission
- Campaign
- 18V169000
- Reported
- March 12, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,361
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2015 Focus, 1 other model
Structure: body
- Campaign
- 17V052000
- Reported
- January 24, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 17
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
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 2013–2015, 2017 Focus
2016 Ford Focus complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,183 owner complaints about the 2016 Ford Focus, the newest on October 13, 2026. Of these, 27 describe a crash (2%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 24 injuries.
In complaints about the 2016 Ford Focus, the component group named most often is the power train (57%), followed by the engine (20%) and the fuel/propulsion system (14%).
3 of the 2016 Ford Focus's 10 recalls also concern the power train.
Where 2016 Ford Focus owners gave the mileage (776 complaints), the median was 61,034 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train674
- Engine234
- Fuel/Propulsion System167
- Unknown Or Other105
- Electrical System82
- Fuel System, Gasoline61
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 15 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 54 | |
| 2018 | 78 | |
| 2019 | 196 | |
| 2020 | 132 | |
| 2021 | 94 | |
| 2022 | 169 | |
| 2023 | 156 | |
| 2024 | 168 | |
| 2025 | 89 | |
| 2026 | 32 |
Complaints about the 2016 Ford Focus peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 196. 29% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2016 vehicles, the 2016 Ford Focus drew 1.5× the complaints of the median Ford Focus year in the same window: 8th highest of the 19 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 1,183 complaints about the 2016 Ford Focus are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Focus by model year
Other 2016 Ford models
Newest record on this page: October 13, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted