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EnginePart report

2015 Ford Focus Engine Problems

Complaints
173about this part
Share
17%of 1,022 total for the year
Median mileage
65,000miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 173 complaints about the engine of the 2015 Ford Focus, 17% of the 1,022 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 65,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved and 2 a fire, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“When idling for so long the car just died. I opened the door and the alarm went haywire. Then I have to wait 20 to 30 minutes before I can restart the car. Nothing will work after it does this until it's able to be restarted. It's been at the Ford dealership. They replaced transmission issue, said that should fix it, but it still keeps on.”

NHTSA complaint #11325043, filed 2020-05, 94,025 miles

“Takata recall, my car just starts to lose break fluid real quick and now the engine has been over heating for the past couple days and it has started off of know where. I've been keeping up with the maintenance and it has been messing up lately. It's a practally brand new car with very low mileage I've had it for 7 months and it's been giving me a lot of problems.”

NHTSA complaint #11232162, filed 2019-07, 69,000 miles

“The car shut off on me while driving and I scheduled the dealership to fix it because I found similar issues and a recall but when I dropped my car off they said no recall existed for my car and there is nothing they can about my car. When I was leaving the dealership I almost got hit in traffic because I had the same issue for two days in a row and it keeps happening.”

NHTSA complaint #11181433, filed 2019-02, 62,400 miles

“When vehicle is in motion, it shutters, and slips gears. I experience power loss while driving, and have also experienced trouble trying to get it to switch gears properly when accelerating. When I initially purchased the vehicle (first time car buyer) and took it for a test drive, I was told these are normal, and would not be cause for concern, but have since become a huge concern.”

NHTSA complaint #11234569, filed 2019-07, 20,000 miles

“When I drive for more that 20 minutes, my car will start dying without warning. I can then put it in park and start the car, which it will then start up and I can drive for about another minute and it will die again. It will do this over and over unless I stop driving and let the car 'rest' for at least 30 minutes. This started happening a week after I had some recall work done on the csv.”

NHTSA complaint #11246274, filed 2019-08, 79,000 miles

Related service bulletins

Engine: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201823228%
201723026%
201623420%
201517317%
201444217%
201334416%
201247513%
201133%
20104215%
2009167%
2008146%
200762%
200621%
2005112%
2004133%
2003182%
2002162%
2001322%
2000160%

Other parts of the 2015 Ford Focus

Transmission and drivetrain
559 complaintsFuel system
172 complaintsOther or unknown
120 complaintsSteering
93 complaintsElectrical system
64 complaintsVehicle speed control
42 complaintsAir bags
18 complaintsBody and structure
16 complaintsWheels
12 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
11 complaintsBrakes
10 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
8 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2015 Ford Focus

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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