2012 Ford Focus Electric Engine Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 6%of 33 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 6,516miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the engine of the 2012 Ford Focus Electric, 6% of the 33 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 6,516 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.
“Stop safely now message appeared while traveling about 30mph and slowing down for a stoplight. Car would not move while message was lit. The car had 88% charge, and was charging 5min prior to the incident. Trying to restart the car was unsuccessfully at first, but I turned the car off, opened a door, closed it, then it restarted after that. I was stuck for about 3 or 4 minutes.”
NHTSA complaint #10548777, filed 2013-10, 8,033 miles“While driving at about 35 MPH, a warning appeared in the instrument cluster stop safely now'. I stopped at a traffic light and the vehicle stalled. I turned the vehicle on and off a number of times and the warning remained; the car was not drivable. After about 5 minutes after cycling the on/off function the warning light disappeared and the vehicle seemed to be back to normal. This is happened a second time on dec 15, 2014 when the vehicle had 11000 miles. It was a repeat of the previous experience.”
NHTSA complaint #10664432, filed 2014-12, 5,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10148720Oct 4, 2018Some 2011-2014 Fiesta and 2012-2014 Focus vehicles equipped with a DPS6 transmission may experience a fluid leak between the engine and transmission. Be aware that the engine oil…
- 10204987Feb 5, 201649 CFR Part 579.5 Monthly Communications - March 2016 Air bag warning light illuminated with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) B141B and/or B141C
- 10204986Feb 5, 201649 CFR Part 579.5 Monthly Communications - January 2016
Engine: 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 complaintsBrakes
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 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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