The Lemon Index$700 middle bill · most between $591 and $1,400
Lower than the $915 middle bill owners of all 132 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 66,000 miles (26 reports).
Ford Focus owners reported paying a median of $700 for a fuel pump replacement, with the middle half of bills between $591 and $1,400. That's from 34 owner reports (34 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $50015%
- $500–$1,00047%
- $1,000–$2,50038%
- $2,500–$5,0000%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 34 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2000 Ford Focus9$600 middle bill
- 2001 Ford Focus7$590 middle bill
- 2002 Ford Focus5$800 middle bill
- 2005 Ford Focus1too few for a middle
- 2012 Ford Focus6$1,800 middle bill
- 2013 Ford Focus3$1,400 middle bill
- 2014 Ford Focus2too few for a middle
- 2015 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.
How often owners report the failure
- 2000 Ford Focus226 complaints name it6% of that year's complaints
- 2001 Ford Focus178 complaints name it10% of that year's complaints
- 2002 Ford Focus50 complaints name it5% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a fuel pump. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
Engine codes that can lead here: P0087 P0191. A code is where a shop starts, not proof the part failed.
Keep going
- Ford Focus reliability by year
- Fuel pump 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) · Transmission replacement (27) · Brake repair (19) · 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): 11374010, 11181484, 11111831, 11093351, 11064475, 11039167, 10981501, 10913777, 10895000, 10891955, 10822419, 10640189 and more.
Quick answers
How much does fuel pump replacement cost on a Ford Focus?
Ford Focus owners reported a median of $700, and the middle half paid $591 to $1,400, from 34 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Ford Focus fuel pump replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Ford Focus middle bill of $700 is lower than the $915 owners of all 132 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Ford Focus repair costs come from?
From 34 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 2000 (226), 2001 (178), 2002 (50) 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.