Forbackground: I purchased my car new in 2016. It has 155,000km on it and has been pretty reliable until about 14 months ago. My first issue was with the upstream O2 sensor according to my ODB-II. It was causing my rpm’s to be very erratic when idling, noticeable loss of power, fuel economy was going down . Ihave been offered a 2014 Ford Focus SE (Hatchback) for $7,000. It's been driven ~100,000 miles (mostly highways), and has new battery, clutch, and tires. The oil change has been synthetic only at every 8-9k miles. My only concern is maintenance costs, because the car feels and looks brand new! TheJ.D. Power rating for quality and reliability for the Ford Focus is 76 out of 100, ranking lower than its competition in the compact car field. The score evaluated Thebattery placement is retarded but otherwise it’s a really sporty crossover and nearly luxurious. Background_Mortgage7. •. For the 2013-2019, L engines have had horrible luck with coolant issues. 2.0L have had some, but not as much. I have a 2014 2.0L AWD with 105k km on it, and it’s running perfectly. sts_pa Plano, TX, 02/10/2015. 2013 Ford Focus SE 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M) I bought this 2013 Focus SE hatch new 2 years ago and have experienced zero issues with it. Chassis is sublime and Hada 2015 C-Max Hybrid for 2 years, sold it recently for a 2017 C-Max Hybrid which I've had for 2 weeks. I do think this subreddit understates the widespread issues with the 2013 and 2014 model's transmissions. I saw a failure rate published somewhere of 70ish percent of 2013 transmissions. I can't imagine 2014 was better. CloudsTasteGeometric • 3 yr. ago. Ford's are pretty reliable, depending on what model you get. Automatic Focuses and Fiestas suffer from catastrophic transmission failure. Manual ones are fine. The Escape, Fusion, Explorer, and other popular models are pretty dependable. Your friend likely had a lemon. Thereliability is shit. And Ford can't keep the parts in stock. Fuck Ford. They sold me a god damned storage closet. I honestly would be willing to pay to keep .

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