2016 Ford Focus Electric Engine Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 40%of 5 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 31,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the engine of the 2016 Ford Focus Electric, 40% of the 5 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 31,000 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.
“It rained, and car stopped. No motive power. A red warning, stop safely now message on dash. Towed to dealership. There was a technical service bulletin 20-2004 to put on a splash shield to keep the 318volt (high!) connector from being hit by water, but the dealership just put on a big 350 amp fuse and put the car back in service. The fuse blew due to water intrusion. Treated a side effect, not the main problem. They refused to do what was in TSB 20-2004 & fsa 16b02. The attached picture shows how close the tire is to the high voltage battery connector! …”
NHTSA complaint #11319990, filed 2020-04, 31,000 miles“When on freeway car suddenly displays an alert saying Stop safely now And will shut off , while driving makes it impossible to properly control the car . It has done this on multiple occasions, On the freeway , on residential streets and also when starting from park and proceeding to drive car has suddenly stopped and unable to restart right away”
NHTSA complaint #11599912, filed 2024-07Engine: other model years
Other parts of the 2016 Ford Focus Electric
4 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaints
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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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