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2012 Ford Focus airbags problems

The 2012 Ford Focus has 55 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 1% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

55

Airbags complaints

1%

Share of year

36

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Airbags complaints by year

Focus airbags complaints by model year193 complaints1999: 1 complaints2000: 193 complaints2001: 150 complaints2002: 74 complaints2003: 49 complaints2004: 24 complaints2005: 51 complaints2006: 42 complaints2007: 119 complaints2008: 27 complaints2009: 22 complaints2010: 13 complaints2011: 6 complaints2012: 55 complaints2013: 26 complaints2014: 32 complaints2015: 17 complaints2016: 15 complaints2017: 15 complaints2018: 9 complaints
Focus airbags complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 2012 Ford Focus have?

NHTSA has 55 complaints about the 2012 Ford Focus airbags — 1% of all complaints filed for that model year.

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