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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1FADP3K21GL••••••2016 Ford FOCUS
This build draws 2.7× more complaints than the average 2016 Ford FOCUS build (30 vs 11).
30on this build
1147on the model
104builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reportedPower Train 22Fuel/propulsion System 5Engine 5Fuel System 2
What owners of this build wrote
Power TraincrashAug 2019
The vehicle stalled during a left turn into the right lane of oncoming traffic and was hit as a result. The vehicle was declared a total loss. The vehicle had been taken to ford previously due to concerns of stalling/sluggish acceleration at which time the dealer disclosed an…
Seat BeltsJun 2025
Seat belt does not retract on its own, seat belt locks randomly and does not retract fully making it loose
Unknown Or OtherJul 2024
I was told that the car I was buying had 83,000 miles on it. When I stepped into the car however, the odometer said that the car had 108,000 miles on it. When I asked for my money back, the used car dealership refused to refund me and told me that they don't do refunds. The name…
WheelsMay 2022
This is a lug nut-related complaint regarding the swelling and distorting of your tire factory installed lug nuts. I was not able to be remove lugnuts with the cars provided lug wrench. I was left stranded in a parking lot with a flat tire and had to drive the car with the flat…
Fuel SystemJan 2022
The contact's sister owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled while driving at various speeds and also while in reverse(R) while depressing the accelerator pedal. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact also stated that the vehicle would…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1FADP3K21GL286386 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.