Overview & Reviews

For 2014, the Ford Focus is essentially unchanged.

• Nimble handling
• Strong engine
• Refined and quiet ride
• Abundant list of upscale and high-tech options.
• Stylish and well-made interior

• Quirky automatic transmission response.
• Infotainment controls are finicky to learn and use
• Backseat is a little short on legroom

User Reviews:

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  Same ol, same ol - 2014 Ford Focus
  By Tisaac - October 24 - 9:57 pm

  I have a 2014 Focus Titanium...colossal mistake. With less than 15k miles I learned through my own investigation after having problems with the lower gears that there was a recall on the transmission! Took it in for repair to find that they also needed to order a new clutch assembly...8-12 week back order. Apparently this is a major problem! I have only had the car for one year and am already looking for a replacement.

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  Perfect? No. Horrible? No. - 2014 Ford Focus
  By Tim Forman - October 20 - 7:17 pm

  Ive been driving this car for 21 months and 22k miles. I wouldnt mind if it was a bit faster but for most of my driving it does the job. The front-wheel drive is OK. I understand there are better diffs out there with less torque steer and less quirky traction control. At the same time, the quick steering response probably saved my life when someone in front of me did something stupid. Being Seattle, theres a lot of that. The 4 wheel disc brakes have been great. A lot of people are complaining about the auto transmission and I can sympathize. Its pretty bad in stop and go traffic. It behaves just like a manual transmission does if you slip the clutch too much. On the other hand, I can put it in Sport mode and use a slightly heavier than normal foot and it scoots right along. Fuel economy has been pretty good. On long treks I get about 37 mpg. On average, with my Sport mode driving included I get about 27 mpg. Overall? Sure it could be better but considering the class its in, Im satisfied.

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  Transmission problems headed your way - 2014 Ford Focus
  By 1jadedtroll@comcast.net - October 17 - 6:40 pm

  I bought the car brand new and after 7400 miles I am having transmissions issues. It shudders bad and has issues trying to climb hills. Fuel economy is around 30 miles.

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  To be honest.... - 2014 Ford Focus
  By Damion - October 16 - 8:27 pm

  Okay what youve read about everyone elses experience with this car is basically accurate. Ive had my focus for about 4 months and Im beginning to experience all these transmission problems. Hesitation, spuddering, slow acceleration. Fortunate for however is that I had manufacturers warranty, but that doesnt make me happy knowing that this isnt going to be the first in going to have transmission failure... So to sum it all up id recommend waiting for a newer model that will be more effiecnt than the 2014 sedan.

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  Ford Focus & Fiesta - JUST SAY NO! - 2014 Ford Focus
  By a76austin@gmail.com - October 13 - 12:59 pm

  First, I purchased the 2013 Ford Fiesta (Brand new). Went in for transmission repairs FIVE times. (Lurching, jerking, hesitation, failure to switch gears, and finally stalling out). The dealership kept telling me it was fixed each time. They gave me the run around until I was worried my warranty would run out before they actually got the problem fixed. So thinking I got a lemon, I traded it in for a new 2014 Ford Focus. This one is even worse. Same exact transmission problems. Shutters terribly when trying to switch gears, will stall out trying to upshift, and then suddenly LURCH forward with the RPMs going to 6,000 almost 7,000. Power will stall out when merging onto the highway. Has nearly caused numerous accidents. Not only are these cars poor quality, they are very dangerous and hazardous to drive. When the light turns green, and your car stops mid-intersection with oncoming traffic, and then suddenly lurches forward at top speed, thats a problem. I am currently waiting on my second repair for my Focus, and have been told by the dealership that the clutches for the transmissions are on 8-12 week backorder. Not sure if this transmission will even last that long. The car has 31,000 miles, issues started at 15,000. Have spoken with the class action attorney in California, and a lemon law attorney here in N.C. My advice if you get/have one of these cars, KEEP and collect ALL your repair records. The lemon law attorney here told me that Ford has been VERY slow, much more slow than other manufacturers to even respond to their lemon law complaints, because of the sheer number of them coming in. So in my opinion, stay away from Ford all together. I know I will from now on.

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  18,000 miles on 2014 Focus transmission shot - 2014 Ford Focus
  By Chad - October 11 - 2:09 pm

  Bought in June of 2014 and by September of 2015 and 18,000 mile automatic transmission is shot. Dealership said they will replace it but not happy my new car has big problems already. Makes me scared to keep it past warranty. Meanwhile my Nissan has 38,000 miles on it with not even a light bulb out. Very sad to see Ford quality go down tried to buy American to support the company. Buyers beware of Ford Focus.

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  Watch out for DCT auto transmissions - 2014 Ford Focus
  By Unhappy Ford owner - October 6 - 7:26 am

  Had a 2014 Ford focus se hatchback with DCT auto transmission. This is a great vehicle other than the transmission. Transmission would at slow speeds hesitate, shudder, jerk back and forth, go in and out of gear, and had metal sounds ( like silverware clanging) coming from under car. When I would take off from a stop you never knew if you were going to go or shake and shudder for 2 to 4 seconds sometimes more and then go. Sometimes it felt it would stall but never did. When I bought this car it did none of this at first and it started to do this after 5 to 7 thousand miles and progressively got worse. Had it in shop at Ford to fix and it was much worse after reprogram. Talked to Ford about it again and was told that the shuddering could never be totally fixed and would always be there due to nature of transmission. I told them I had looked on the internet and saw that this was a common problem and that it doesnt seemed to be able to be fixed by Ford and that I wasnt happy about this. At this point they tried to get me into another Ford vehicle but did not give me a good trade in value for my 1 year old vehicle (I wonder why???). It was the one chance the Ford dealer had at keeping me and they screwed up so I traded my vehicle in somewhere else. All the money Ive spent on service visits repairs and new tires (4 sets) over the years on other fords I guess didnt mean much. I am now giving my business to a company that has very good reliability ratings for their vehicles so hopefully I dont run into this again. If looking at this vehicle for your next car do your homework first.

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  ford focus misery - 2014 Ford Focus
  By Diana - October 5 - 8:07 pm

  Shutters at every acceleration from a stop has a hard time picking up speed entering freeway

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  Almost Killed Me! - 2014 Ford Focus
  By Mr.POD@Ford - October 5 - 7:11 pm

  I was driving an 08 Crown Vic was happy when I was given a new car. To be specific this car was driven 5 days a week about 5 hours in the city as an unmarked narcotics vehicle. I very rarely "dogged" this vehicle. It first gave me problems at 6,000 miles. It started to slip gears and make grinding noises. I got it towed to the city fleet lot and they took it to the Ford dealership. They replaced a module and I got it back after it was down for 2 weeks. The second time (15,000 miles) was when I was driving in an area of town that is not "officer friendly". It completely stalled in traffic and was towed to the dealership. It took 2 months to diagnose the problem and was fixed after 3 months. The third time was the icing on the cake. (40,000 miles) A shots call fire came out over the radio and PD said there was a victim. I was pretty close so I decided to pull and check either units that were dispatched. I hit the lights and the siren and started to head that way. When I came to a busy intersection (2highways) I cleared half of the intersection then the car stalled. I was left in the middle of the intersection with heave traffic coming right towards me. After this incident I told my supervisors that I would not be driving this vehicle and that they can put me in the oldest vehicle in the fleet but I am not driving that POS car. The city has auctioned it of and I feel sorry for whoever bought it. I hope they will be safe.

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  Do not buy a 2014 Ford Focus - 2014 Ford Focus
  By Christy - October 5 - 10:50 am

  I wish I wouldve read these reviews before I bought mine. I have a 2014 Ford Focus Titanium. It started shaking, grinding, all sorts of trouble around second gear. I have taken it in 3 times and Ford keeps giving me the run around. I cannot believe they are not making this right. I am in the process of a lemon law complaint. Take my advice - look elsewhere. I wish I would have.