Complaints over time
Complaints about the 2016 Ford Focus RS peaked in 2017, with 4 filed
Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Model year
2016 Ford Focus RS
Hatchback, gasoline, built in Germany. Owner complaints on file from Apr 26, 2017 to Oct 5, 2018.
Recall campaigns covering this model year0No recall campaign lists this model year
Owner complaints6Below the median 2016 hatchback
Severity index0.02016 hatchbacks average 10.3
First 24 months1Complaints in its first two years
Components
50% of complaints about the 2016 Ford Focus RS name powertrain
Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.
Recalls
No recall campaign lists the 2016 Ford Focus RS
Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Owner complaints
What owners reported about the 2016 Ford Focus RS
The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.
6 complaints on file, page 1 of 1.
- Filed Oct 5, 2018Failure Oct 5, 201827,000 milesKetchikan, AKEngine
ITS 27000 MILES AND ITS LEAKING OIL OUT THE FRONT AND BACK AS WELL AS THE TRANSMISION
NHTSA complaint 11133563 - Filed May 19, 2018Failure Dec 3, 20179,300 milesBallwin, MOPower train
CLUTCH PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR AT INTERSECTION WHILE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND READY TO ENGAGE FIRST GEAR TO GO. ANOTHER DRIVER HELPED ME PUSH MY CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. KEPT PUSHING CLUTCH BUT IT WOULD NOT COME BACK TO REGULAR POSITION. I WAS ABLE WITH MY HAND AFTER GETTING OUT IF THE CAR TO PULL THE CLUTCH PEDAL FORWARD AND IT WORKED AFTER THAT.
NHTSA complaint 11096884 - Filed Dec 21, 2017Failure Dec 14, 201713,700 milesEndicott, NYPower train
CLUTCH STICKS TO FLOOR AND WILL NOT COME BACK UP. I EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE AFTER THE CAR HAD BEEN SITTING ALL NIGHT ON A VERY COLD WINTER NIGHT IN UPSTATE NY. I WENT TO PUT THE CAR IN GEAR AND PULL OUT OF MY APARTMENT, BUT THEN THE CAR STALLED. I PUSHED THE CLUTCH PEDAL TO THE GROUND AND TRIED TO TAKE IT OUT OF GEAR. I COULDN'T MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER. I LIFTED MY FOOT UP AND THE CLUTCH WAS STUCK TO THE FLOOR. I PULLED THE CLUTCH PEDAL BACK UP FORCEFULLY BY HAND SEVERAL TIMES WHILE TRYING TO GET THE CLUTCH TO WORK. EACH TIME IT STUCK TO THE FLOOR. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP ON A FLATBED. THEY HAD IT FOR A WEEK AND COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE ISSUE. I SUSPECT IT'S BECAUSE THE WEATHER HAD CONSIDERABLY WARMED UP WHILE IT WAS WITH THEM. SINCE THEY CAN'T REPRODUCE THE ISSUE THEY DECIDED NOT TO MAKE ANY REPAIRS. BOTTOM LINE IS THAT I'M SCARED THE CLUTCH WILL BECOME INOPERABLE WHILE DRIVING AND PREVENT ME FROM BEING ABLE TO SHIFT DURING A DANGEROUS SITUATION.
NHTSA complaint 11055908 - Filed Nov 16, 2017Failure Nov 14, 20177,000 milesSeekonk, MAPower train
WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC DUE TO AN ACCIDENT FOR 40 MINS. AT ONE POINT MY CLUTCH PEDAL GOT STUCK DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT COME BACK UP YET THE CLUTCH WAS STILL ENGAGED AND BURNING. THE BURNING SMELL SO SO BAD. I MANAGED TO REACH DOWN AND PULL THE CLUTCH PEDAL UP WITH MY HAND. ONCE I DID THAT I WAS ABLE TO PUT IT IN FIRST AND DRIVE.
NHTSA complaint 11046639 - Filed Nov 5, 2017Failure Sep 15, 201726,000 milesDunwoody, GAEngine
AT 26000 MILES MY HEAD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED. STARTED WITH ROUGH MORNING START WHITE SMOKE AND LOSS OF COOLANT. LEAK WAS CONFIRMED IN CYLINDER 3. THE CAR IS STOCK WITH NO MODIFICATIONS.
NHTSA complaint 11043386 - Filed Apr 26, 2017Failure Apr 26, 2017Algonquin, ILUnknown or other
HELLO MY CLUTCH PEDAL KEEPS STICKING AND BURNING MY CLUTCH ALSO PEDEL STICKS TO FLOOR UNLESS I TURN CAR OFF AND PULL PEDEL UP HAS HAPPENED NOW 5 TIMES PLEASE REPORT THIS SO FORD CAN LOOK INTO IT [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM
NHTSA complaint 10980981
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations
NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year
Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
Service bulletins
3 manufacturer communications cover this model year
Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.
- 16B10 Apr 5, 2016 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
In some of the affected vehicles, the front control/display interface module (FCDIM) may have been unintentionally programmed for the European market instead of the North American market - SSM 46477 Mar 21, 2017 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
2016-2017 FOCUS RS MODELS ARE SHIPPED WITH FRONT COIL SPRING SPACERS THAT KEEP THE SUSPENSION FROM BOTTOMING OUT AND TO PROVIDE RAMP CLEARANCE DURING SHIPPING. THE VEHICLE IS SHIPPED WITH A STICKER ON THE WINDSHIELD AND SECTION 2 IN THE PDI SERVICE RECORD D… - SSM 45956 Aug 1, 2016 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
2016 FOCUS RS MODELS ARE SHIPPED WITH FRONT COIL SPRING SPACERS THAT KEEP THE SUSPENSION FROM BOTTOMING OUT AND TO PROVIDE RAMP CLEARANCE DURING SHIPPING. THE VEHICLE IS SHIPPED WITH A STICKER ON THE WINDSHIELD AND SECTION 2 IN THE PDI SERVICE RECORD DIRECT…
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.