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2012 Ford Focus brakes problems

The 2012 Ford Focus has 62 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 1% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

62

Brakes complaints

1%

Share of year

13

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Brakes complaints by year

Focus brakes complaints by model year487 complaints1999: 2 complaints2000: 487 complaints2001: 228 complaints2002: 90 complaints2003: 71 complaints2004: 47 complaints2005: 32 complaints2006: 16 complaints2007: 20 complaints2008: 13 complaints2009: 9 complaints2010: 11 complaints2011: 6 complaints2012: 62 complaints2013: 24 complaints2014: 32 complaints2015: 10 complaints2016: 13 complaints2017: 10 complaints2018: 21 complaints
Focus brakes complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 2012 Ford Focus have?

NHTSA has 62 complaints about the 2012 Ford Focus brakes — 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.