The Lemon Index$483 middle bill · most between $400 and $500
Lower than the $700 middle bill owners of all 203 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 19,000 miles (13 reports).
Ford Focus owners reported paying a median of $483 for a brake repair, with the middle half of bills between $400 and $500. That's from 19 owner reports (19 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $50053%
- $500–$1,00047%
- $1,000–$2,5000%
- $2,500–$5,0000%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 19 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2000 Ford Focus6$492 middle bill
- 2001 Ford Focus4$380 middle bill
- 2002 Ford Focus6$500 middle bill
- 2003 Ford Focus1too few for a middle
- 2010 Ford Focus1too few for a middle
- 2012 Ford Focus1too few for a middle
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
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Other repairs Ford Focus owners reported
Clutch replacement (88) · Steering rack replacement (66) · Fuel pump replacement (34) · Transmission replacement (27) · TCM replacement (16) · EVAP system repair (15) · Engine replacement (13) · Throttle body replacement (13) · Steering column repair (10) · Alternator replacement (8) · Wiring harness repair (8) · Window regulator replacement (5)
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 10816542, 10441488, 10235389, 10139826, 10103020, 10095969, 10086827, 10086102, 10070133, 10062018, 10061844, 10041316 and more.
Quick answers
How much does brake repair cost on a Ford Focus?
Ford Focus owners reported a median of $483, and the middle half paid $400 to $500, from 19 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Ford Focus brake repair more expensive than on other cars?
The Ford Focus middle bill of $483 is lower than the $700 owners of all 203 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Ford Focus repair costs come from?
From 19 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.