2013 Ford Focus Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 26about this part
- Share
- 1%of 2,112 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 66,000miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 26 complaints about the air bags of the 2013 Ford Focus, 1% of the 2,112 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 66,000 miles. 18 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was entering an intersection, going straight at about 5-10mph (accelerating) when I was t-boned by a car running their red light at about 40mph. She struck the driver door and front driver side wheel. None of my airbags deployed. The impact was enough to make the driver door unopenable and bend the front wheel to an irregular angle. The unibody was damaged as well as the exterior parts and the car was declared a total loss.”
NHTSA complaint #10882424, filed 2016-07, 30,500 miles“My Ford car engine light is on whenever it rains and my Ford car stalls and I have no idea what recall issues it hash latch door check look at the sales service Ford dealership!2020”
NHTSA complaint #11324733, filed 2020-05, 70,000 miles“'takata recall' I have a 2013 Ford Focus se hatchback. I was recently involved in an accident head on and only one airbag engaged. It engaged from underneath the dashboard on the driving seat of the vehicle... ~”
NHTSA complaint #11133635, filed 2018-10, 89,000 miles“I was waiting for the light to turn green and then boom I get rear ended by a truck going at least 60 MPH and did not hit the brakes at all and my airbags didn't deploy.”
NHTSA complaint #11329269, filed 2020-06, 137,000 miles“My 75 year old mother in law was driving this car (her car) on 4/4/17 in bellmead, texas. She was hit at about 40 MPH in the front passenger side quarter panel/wheel area by a 1998 honda sedan. She was driving on a paved feeder road in clear sun shiny weather. The car was a total loss due to the axel breaking and the air bag did not deploy. She hit her head in the accident which resulted in her death a week later due to a stroke caused by a left hemorrhagic stroke (brain bleed). I can provide the police report and photos via personal email not through this public forum.”
NHTSA complaint #10978632, filed 2017-04, 52,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 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
Air bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 9 | 1% |
| 2017 | 15 | 2% |
| 2016 | 15 | 1% |
| 2015 | 18 | 2% |
| 2014 | 32 | 1% |
| 2013 | 26 | 1% |
| 2012 | 55 | 1% |
| 2011 | 6 | 5% |
| 2010 | 12 | 4% |
| 2009 | 22 | 10% |
| 2008 | 26 | 10% |
| 2007 | 118 | 30% |
| 2006 | 40 | 20% |
| 2005 | 51 | 12% |
| 2004 | 24 | 6% |
| 2003 | 46 | 5% |
| 2002 | 72 | 8% |
| 2001 | 147 | 8% |
| 2000 | 191 | 5% |
| 1999 | 1 | 9% |
Other parts of the 2013 Ford Focus
1,102 complaintsEngine
344 complaintsElectrical system
276 complaintsSteering
273 complaintsFuel system
263 complaintsOther or unknown
198 complaintsVehicle speed control
112 complaintsBody and structure
84 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
53 complaintsElectronic stability control
36 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
29 complaintsBrakes
24 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2013 Ford Focus
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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