The Lemon Index$3,900 middle bill · most between $2,000 and $5,000
Lower than the $4,500 middle bill owners of all 175 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 72,000 miles (15 reports).
Ford Focus owners reported paying a median of $3,900 for a transmission replacement, with the middle half of bills between $2,000 and $5,000. That's from 27 owner reports (27 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,0000%
- $1,000–$2,50030%
- $2,500–$5,00041%
- $5,000 and up30%
Share of the 27 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2000 Ford Focus1too few for a middle
- 2001 Ford Focus1too few for a middle
- 2002 Ford Focus1too few for a middle
- 2003 Ford Focus2too few for a middle
- 2007 Ford Focus4$3,400 middle bill
- 2012 Ford Focus5$5,000 middle bill
- 2013 Ford Focus5$4,000 middle bill
- 2014 Ford Focus5$1,700 middle bill
- 2018 Ford Focus3$4,000 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
- 2012 Ford Focus159 complaints name it4% of that year's complaints
- 2014 Ford Focus154 complaints name it6% of that year's complaints
- 2013 Ford Focus131 complaints name it6% of that year's complaints
- 2016 Ford Focus84 complaints name it7% of that year's complaints
- 2015 Ford Focus70 complaints name it7% of that year's complaints
- 2017 Ford Focus70 complaints name it8% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a transmission failure. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
Engine codes that can lead here: P0700 P0730 P0715 P0720 P0731 P0732 P0733 P0734. A code is where a shop starts, not proof the part failed.
Keep going
- Ford Focus reliability by year
- Transmission 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) · 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): 11759176, 11686739, 11577051, 11539661, 11529731, 11519860, 11512637, 11507241, 11438304, 11376261, 11362993, 11342554 and more.
Quick answers
How much does transmission replacement cost on a Ford Focus?
Ford Focus owners reported a median of $3,900, and the middle half paid $2,000 to $5,000, from 27 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Ford Focus transmission replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Ford Focus middle bill of $3,900 is lower than the $4,500 owners of all 175 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Ford Focus repair costs come from?
From 27 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 (159), 2014 (154), 2013 (131) 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.