Used 2013 Ford Focus Sedan Consumer Reviews

Worst car I have ever owned

OMG! If i could trade in!

I currently drive a 08' civic hybrid and it went into the shop for repairs and this is the rental car that they gave me. This car takes off faster then my civic, better exterior design then my civic, but a smaller inside. I would trade my civic in for this car if they cabin was more spacey. But i love my civic so she is a keeper.... Great gas mileage...easy to drive...get one!

still very good: get the 5sp and non MFT

ery good choice, however for maximum reliability (and long term maintenance cost savings) skip the Dual Clutch and the My Ford Touch options. Bought in July 2013, 5000 troublefree, comfortable miles so far. The Manual transmission's the better choice by far (you take a little hit in fuel economy ironically, but trust me, it's gonna cost a LOT less to maintain than the dual clutch) Comfortable on long drives (- saw an average of 39 MPG on 800 mile trip ), adequate pep for city stop and go, plus passing on highways (3rd gear is very sweet around 5500 rpm . . . ). Definitely spec'ed well, and punches a bit above its price range - But get the manual w/o MFT Update oct 2016: I still stand by the manual transmission and the MFT free as the best combination. If you're buying used then this will be your best bet AND you'll likely get it cheap because of the residual reputation hit Ford Focuses took in general for the "dual clutch" nightmares and the MFT cock ups. Avoid both and you have a fairly bomb proof car with good fuel economy, some good performance, and very good reliability (Focus reliability overall is dragged down by the 2 aforementioned items; scores on European equivalents w 5 speed and non MFT are much better than average) Other than regular oil and filter changes, no issues.

Focus SE 5 Speed with appearance package

Picked it up for 10 grand in 2017 with 35k miles as a college student. Car now has 97k miles and car has been excellent. Only big repair I had was the ac compressor which involves replacing the one time use belt as well ($1200). The 6 speaker audio system is pretty garbage so I replaced all door speakers and 2 tweeters with Infinity brand speakers and the audio quality is much better. For a compact car, the acceleration is pretty impressive as sub 7 second 0-60s is achievable in this little car. I’ve also ran e85 in the car a few times as it is a flex fuel and it’s accelerated faster off the line but I stopped using e85 as it puts too much wear on the stock clutch. It’s unfortunate that the focus is no longer in production for the US market but I would definitely recommend this vehicle ONLY with the 5 speed

small

very small , not recommenced if you have kids and carseats . Passenger has no leg room. transmission , clutch and fuel tank recalled .