2012 Ford Focus Electric Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 6%of 33 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 16,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the brakes of the 2012 Ford Focus Electric, 6% of the 33 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 16,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The Ford Focus Electric has two drive modes: d and l . The latter is more aggressive in regenerative braking. When I approach a right turn into my neighborhood, there is a short segment of cement between the two asphalt roads. I believe the traction/steering control gets confused, and the regenerative braking disengages, causing the vehicle to accelerate and lurch forward, even if I am braking/decelerating. Steering behavior also seems affected. The first time this happened was very disconcerting as I thought I was going to crash into the vehicle stopped at the cross-street I was turning onto. …”
NHTSA complaint #11100088, filed 2018-06, 13,000 milesBrakes: other model years
Other parts of the 2012 Ford Focus Electric
14 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
14 complaintsSteering
6 complaintsVehicle speed control
4 complaintsElectronic stability control
3 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsEngine
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2012 Ford Focus Electric
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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