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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
1FADP3K21JL••••••2018 Ford FOCUS
That is about average for the 2018 Ford FOCUS — 8 complaints per build across 104 builds.
11on this build
822on the model
104builds in total
Most reportedPower Train 6Fuel/propulsion System 3Engine 2Fuel System 2
What owners of this build wrote
Fuel/propulsion SystemFeb 2025
Vehicle keeps dying while in idle or low speed, sometimes hard to crank. Battery/electrical has been checked
Fuel SystemOct 2024
The contact owns a 2018 Ford Focus. The contact stated while the vehicle was idling, the vehicle stalled and failed to immediately restart. The check engine warning light remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who diagnosed that the canister purge…
Power TrainMay 2024
Upon purchase of the vehicle in 2018 it has been taken into Ford dealer for multiple issues over the years up until current related to transmission (cvt) and TCM. It has excessive shudder upon acceleration, feels as it will stall suddenly, hesitant upon acceleration, shifting…
Vehicle Speed ControlDec 2020
My car has been having a issue staying on, it constantly has to get jumped after I pumped gas, while I was in the middle of driving the car cut completely off. I'm having a problem also reversing and acceleration, my car is not going past 10 miles. I only have 85000 miles
EngineOct 2020
The engine stalls after adding fuel at a gas station, then hesitates to start. Also, the transmission (automatic) slips gears, especially when vehicle has been driven for long period of time. Transmission also makes clicking noises when driving off
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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 1FADP3K21JL296620 · decoded Nov 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.