The Lemon Index$2,000 middle bill · most between $1,800 and $2,300
About the same as the $2,000 middle bill owners of all 112 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 68,000 miles (61 reports).
Ford Focus owners reported paying a median of $2,000 for a steering rack replacement, with the middle half of bills between $1,800 and $2,300. That's from 66 owner reports (66 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,0003%
- $1,000–$2,50079%
- $2,500–$5,00017%
- $5,000 and up2%
Share of the 66 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2000 Ford Focus1too few for a middle
- 2012 Ford Focus43$2,000 middle bill
- 2013 Ford Focus6$1,900 middle bill
- 2014 Ford Focus7$1,900 middle bill
- 2015 Ford Focus8$2,300 middle bill
- 2018 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
- 2012 Ford Focus350 complaints name it9% of that year's complaints
- 2013 Ford Focus106 complaints name it5% of that year's complaints
- 2014 Ford Focus79 complaints name it3% of that year's complaints
- 2015 Ford Focus43 complaints name it4% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a steering rack / power steering. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
Keep going
- Ford Focus reliability by year
- Steering rack replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Ford Focus owners reported
Clutch replacement (88) · Fuel pump replacement (34) · 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): 11689373, 11433276, 11433073, 11403546, 11377481, 11355673, 11331083, 11329134, 11312135, 11297353, 11271543, 11266068 and more.
Quick answers
How much does steering rack replacement cost on a Ford Focus?
Ford Focus owners reported a median of $2,000, and the middle half paid $1,800 to $2,300, from 66 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Ford Focus steering rack replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Ford Focus middle bill of $2,000 is about the same as the $2,000 owners of all 112 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Ford Focus repair costs come from?
From 66 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 2012 (350), 2013 (106), 2014 (79) 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.