Ford Focus

I have owned it for 5 years and only had one issue which was the water pump slowly leaking. It wasn't a big issue as it was only a few drops occasionally so I had to top it up about once a month. Other than that it's been fantastic. I also have a heavy foot so It gets driven hard more often than not. It's great on fuel as I drive about 100ks a day so going from a Falcon to this has really cut the fuel bill. Also it's a manual so doesn't have the auto issues. I would recommend this car to anyone as long as it's a manual not auto and it's technology for the year is absolutely great.

I purchase a demo MY19 Focus SA Trend from a Ford dealership with 5,000kms on the clock. Generally I was happy with the purchase but shortly after I noticed a vibration/shuddering issue when coasting/maintaining speed with foot gently on the throttle at various speeds - 80km/h, 60km/h and 40km/h. I suspect this is due to the cylinder deactivation, and there are a few posts about this issue on online forums.

I've taken in back to the dealer several times (still under 5y warranty) they've come back each time saying it is "normal characteristic b...

Back in 2014 after having two Falcons (BA XT FactGas & FG XR6 LPI). I wanted a smaller car that was good on fuel but still powerful and fun to drive through town.
I bought brand new a 2014 LW Mk2 focus S diesel and have owned it for 7 years now.
After doing alot of research and hearing warnings about the dual clutch in the focus I discovered that the issue only applied to the petrol models. Petrols models have dry clutch packs whilst the diesels have wet clutch packs.
I believe this was one of the hiddens gems at the time. It has plenty of to...

I use this car every single day - she's been on road trips from Melbourne to QLD and back and not skipped a beat.
Bought second-hand through Grays Online at only 80,000kms she's been a fabulous family car for us. All of the interior is great and hasn't cracked or come apart.
Only thing I would say is that there's a metal plate in the boot that means that when you pull the back seats forward it's not completely open so if you have a large item you want to fit in the boot and flatten the back seats you may not be able to fit it in.

Bought an 1.00L Ecoboost Fiesta Sport in 2017 due to falling in love with an EcoBoost 1.0-L turbocharged Ford Focus I'd hired for 2 months in the UK . The Focus model and engine wasn't available in Australia.
After driving a new RAV4 for a several months, I decided 'not for me'. Kept drifting back to how much fun the Ecoboost turbo-charged UK Focus was to drive. Did my buyer's research and test drove several smaller SUVs on the market. I test drove the Ford Focus 1.5L LZ Sport for comparison - totally in love again. No competition in handling p...

Use car daily going to work I get it regular services.
The only thing I don't like is if your are going through a school during holiday season and you are doing the normal speed limit it will start beeping and sending caution until you slow down if you do not slow down it will brake suddenly so I have to go 40 even during school holidays so avoid and school zones

I drive my car doing lots of country miles (when not in lock down) and the little Foci does it with easy and economy!!! I drive the car every day and have done a couple of runs from country SA to Sydney (when not in lockdown)... and it was very surprisingly good on the open road getting 4.8L/100k average each time and the added ability to just hit the loud pedal and zing past trucks and traffic. I am 110kg and the seats were comfy and supportive, infotainment was excellent, GPS was clear and precise and took the best route everytime!!! (Navman GPS has been drawered) I have only had 2 services and they are capped. No issues at all so far... Over all it has power, economy, comfort and tech.

This review is for a 2020 ST Line . I have had this car for 6 months and enjoyed every moment of the drive . I have owned well over 30 cars and I would rate this as the best of them all ( so far ). I am retired and do around 25k a year . This is an auto . I research everything to the nth degree and had pretty much decided on a Kia Cerato GT . The second drive of the Kia left me a little underwhelmed , so I went next door on a whim to give the Ford a go . I was blown away ! I signed up for it straight away . A few days later the Kia rep called me to see what I had decided . When I told him the Ford was way better , he said " yes ,I agree"
It is the best car in this class by a mile. Just go and drive it .

Found guilty and fined by the ACCC for lying to customers over their disgusting handling of the failed Powershift transmission yet still lying about it.

I ordered an Automatic Focus new in 2014 yet ultimately was supplied this Lemon with the Powershift transmission that I have since learnt is a computer controlled dry clutch Manual transmission so not an Automatic transmission as I had ordered. This transmission they developed is a failure of which Ford have since discontinued using in their products, yet I am stuck with it in my Focus a...

I bought one of these about 3years ago and it has been GREAT. It is as solid as a rock, always feel super safe, even a major hit doesn’t make a dent in the bodywork. The car feels heavy and powerful, for example the engine power is better than other 2.0L vehicles, however the breaking is a bit slow - feels like your stopping a truck..takes some time initially to get used too. While i agree with the other reviews here about the flimsy interior parts that seem to fall out of place somewhat, it doesn’t bother me, as it’s an extremely comfortable a...

Would you like to give away thousands of dollars to mechanics? Would you like a car that will sit nicely for months in the driveway? Then buy Ford Focus! Please!

There are Four cars of this model in the family with nearly 850000 kilometers between them. 2x ST170’s (280 and 125k) 1x Zetec Manual(130k) and 1x LX Auto (290k)(my nephews). They drive superbly and have been super reliable. These cars would suit anyone looking drive in varied conditions and who enjoy fantastic handling. They are very easy to work on and most parts are available. If you source parts look at UK and US suppliers, you will get better parts a lot cheaper. The only time this didn’t work for me was when I ordered an A/C compressor fr...

Have car back into dealer this week as slipping in gear then not being able to get reverse gear. This will be the 7th or 8th time the same problem has been fixed and quite frankly I'm am over it. I travel on my own a lot and never know if or when this problem will happen again it's quite frightening. Car manufactured December 2012 and I purchased it in June 2013. I love a lot of thing about it except for gearbox.

Daily light commuting and light use serviced by the authorised Ford dealerships and by the book service. The car has been well maintained and is almost like in a as new showroom condition. Thats the comment I always used to get " is the car new" A shame that the car has been an unreliable lemon from day 1.

From the very first few months of ownership the Engine light kept coming on. Numerous Ford Dealers and repair attempts. But alas no dealer could fix it. The bills were shocking, running from 1000 to 2000 dollars including basic service w...

Went car shopping in 2010. The Ford Focus XR-5 had a fantastic motor - Volvo's 5 pot 2.5 litre turbo and really supportive comfortable seats by Ricardo so it felt GREAT to drive at the dealers. I bought it new but within 3 weeks the problems started. Too many to remember but here's a summary:
1. Regularly just failed to start. Dead. You had to wait up to 20 minutes for it's electrics to decide they'd wake up.
2. It was a 6 speed manual. Several times I found I was locked out of anything higher than 4th due to the 'tone wheel' (sends pulses to d...