NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Ford Focus Recalls
The 2018 Ford Focus has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 9, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Ford Focus. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 837
- Crashes reported
- 15
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 Ford Focus, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2018 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 2012–2017 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 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 2013–2017 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 2016–2017 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 2016–2017 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 2016–2017 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 2012–2017 Focus
2018 Ford Focus complaints by year
NHTSA has received 837 owner complaints about the 2018 Ford Focus, the newest on October 8, 2026. Of these, 15 describe a crash (2%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 11 injuries.
In complaints about the 2018 Ford Focus, the component group named most often is the power train (38%), followed by the engine (28%) and the fuel/propulsion system (16%).
2 of the 2018 Ford Focus's 7 recalls also concern the power train.
Where 2018 Ford Focus owners gave the mileage (424 complaints), the median was 56,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train319
- Engine232
- Fuel/Propulsion System132
- Engine And Engine Cooling124
- Unknown Or Other78
- Fuel System, Gasoline65
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 18 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 56 | |
| 2020 | 60 | |
| 2021 | 78 | |
| 2022 | 89 | |
| 2023 | 133 | |
| 2024 | 241 | |
| 2025 | 106 | |
| 2026 | 56 |
Complaints about the 2018 Ford Focus peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 241. 25% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2018 vehicles, the 2018 Ford Focus drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Ford Focus year in the same window: 11th highest of the 19 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 837 complaints about the 2018 Ford Focus are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Focus by model year
Other 2018 Ford models
Newest record on this page: October 8, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted