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never buy this car
LV, 10/30/2019
2013 Ford Focus SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I wouldn't recommend anyone to buy this car, so many issues. from electrical problem to bad performance, so disappointed .
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Great commuter
lrc3395, 09/04/2014
2013 Ford Focus SE 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I bought this car new in June of 2013. I commute 70 miles each way and the gas for my SUV was killing me. I test drove the automatic and disliked the feel, then drove the 5 speed and liked it much better. I now have 55k miles on the car and it still runs as well as when I drove it off the lot. I have had no mechanical issues whatsoever in all those miles and have found the Focus to be a comfortable vehicle. A third of my commute is down a windy mountain road and the Focus handles it very well. It drives well in the rain and I had no complaints with its abilities in the snow last winter. Overall, an excellent vehicle.
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A horrible Car
Evan, 07/04/2021
2013 Ford Focus SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Bought a used low mile auto Focus that has been maintained. What a terrible vehicle. In what world can a car company not build a stereo that works? The transmission is sloppy, the engine feels poorly built, gas economy instruments are considerably wrong. I did not have high expectations but Ford has smashed through the floor.
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Stay far away.
Jacob M, 01/02/2021
2013 Ford Focus SE 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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Do not make the mistake I did. I bought a used 2013 focus SE hatchback with 5 speed manual. It had 40k miles when I bought it and I just got rid of it with only 124k miles. Engine problems are the main reason I got rid of it. Needed a new engine after only 124k miles. I keep up with maintenance on my car religiously. Oil changed every 5000 and so on. Absolutely unacceptable for an engine to die this early. It also got surprisingly not great gas mileage. Averaged 29.7 mpg with my mixed hwy/city driving. Best I ever got with all hwy driving was 32mpg. I feel like the car needed a 6th gear, which the don't offer in a manual for some reason. In addition, the interior build quality is horrible. The interior is mostly plastic, and the panels started rattling very loudly around 50k miles. Every time you start the car, especially if it's cold, it's unbelievable how loud it rattles. It quiets down a little when you get going, but it's never fully quiet. This next one doesn't necessarily apply to me, but stay away from the automatic. I had the manual and that was the one thing that didn't seem to have an issue on mine, but that dual clutch automatic is awful. So bad they had a class action lawsuit against them. These cars are pure junk. My wife's co-worker had a 2012 focus which is basically the same as a 2013, and she had to get her engine replaced at 104k miles as well. Instead of paying to get the engine replaced, I did what I should have done in the first page and traded it for a Civic. Going to get better gas mileage, and their reliability is pretty legendary at this point. I regret the day I bought this car.
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The self-parking feature works.
Will Elyea, 01/08/2017
2013 Ford Focus Titanium 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6AM)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
First the good news: That auto parallel parking feature actually works reliably. That is where the good news ends. I purchased this car in 2012 and it is already on its third set of clutches and those are already starting to slip. The strange "automated manual" transmission has simply been a lemon from the get-go. Luckily the warranty of the transmission was extended so I am not paying for these repairs, but the downtime is a bother. The transmission is the reason the car has no pep from a dead stop. When I turn right from a driveway or parking lot onto a road, I know I need to have at least a block of clear space because the car is going to hesitate very badly turning from a dead stop. If there is a semi coming I would be creamed before I could coax the car to a normal driving speed. Also, at freeway speeds, if I hit the brakes for any reason (say, someone changes lanes too close in front of me) the car reacts like we are stopping and begins to downshift. If I hit the gas again, the transmission dithers and I have to step the pedal to the floor to motivate the car. If fact, in general, a hard stomp to the floor is the only way to speak to this car when it doesn't want to go from first to second gear. This will be the first car, in my lifetime, that I have ever decided to sell before owning it outright.
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