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2000 Ford Focus engine problems

The 2000 Ford Focus has 512 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 10% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

512

Engine complaints

10%

Share of year

14

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Focus engine complaints by model year512 complaints1999: 7 complaints2000: 512 complaints2001: 281 complaints2002: 122 complaints2003: 78 complaints2004: 35 complaints2005: 29 complaints2006: 8 complaints2007: 18 complaints2008: 21 complaints2009: 24 complaints2010: 53 complaints2011: 4 complaints2012: 499 complaints2013: 355 complaints2014: 446 complaints2015: 176 complaints2016: 281 complaints2017: 301 complaints2018: 350 complaints
Focus engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“ON THE MORNING OF MARCH 26 2002 I AWOKE AT 5:30 AM TO DISCOVER MY CAR ENGULFED IN FLAMES ACCORDING TO FIRE DEPT IT HAD STARTED UNDER THE DASH OR IN ENGINE. THE CAR HAD BEEN PARKED IN MY YARD SINCE ABOUT 6:00 PM THE PREVIOUS EVENING. *TS *NLM [REDACTED]DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · March 26, 2002 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2000 Ford Focus have?

NHTSA has 512 complaints about the 2000 Ford Focus engine — 10% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.