The Lemon Index$5,000 middle bill · most between $4,000 and $7,700
Lower than the $8,000 middle bill owners of all 168 models reported.
2000–2018 Ford Focus
Ford Focus owners reported paying a median of $5,000 for a engine replacement, with the middle half of bills between $4,000 and $7,700. That's from 13 owner reports (13 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,0000%
- $1,000–$2,5000%
- $2,500–$5,00038%
- $5,000 and up62%
Share of the 13 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2000 Ford Focus1too few for a middle
- 2001 Ford Focus1too few for a middle
- 2003 Ford Focus1too few for a middle
- 2016 Ford Focus3$8,000 middle bill
- 2017 Ford Focus4$7,400 middle bill
- 2018 Ford Focus3$5,000 middle bill
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
How often owners report the failure
- 2018 Ford Focus52 complaints name it6% of that year's complaints
- 2017 Ford Focus33 complaints name it4% of that year's complaints
- 2016 Ford Focus32 complaints name it3% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a engine failure. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
Keep going
- Ford Focus reliability by year
- Engine replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Ford Focus owners reported
Clutch replacement (88) · Steering rack replacement (66) · Fuel pump replacement (34) · Transmission replacement (27) · Brake repair (19) · TCM replacement (16) · EVAP system repair (15) · 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): 11754846, 11644664, 11610940, 11594053, 11573034, 11566700, 11557621, 11524020, 11366800, 11338772, 10520993, 10428720 and more.
Quick answers
How much does engine replacement cost on a Ford Focus?
Ford Focus owners reported a median of $5,000, and the middle half paid $4,000 to $7,700, from 13 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Ford Focus engine replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Ford Focus middle bill of $5,000 is lower than the $8,000 owners of all 168 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Ford Focus repair costs come from?
From 13 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Which Ford Focus years report this failure most?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2018 (52), 2017 (33), 2016 (32) Ford Focus named it most. Raw counts, not a failure rate.
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.