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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1FADP3K23JL••••••2018 Ford FOCUS
This build draws 1.7× more complaints than the average 2018 Ford FOCUS build (13 vs 8).
13on this build
815on the model
104builds in total
1involved a crash
2injuries
Most reportedPower Train 5Engine 2Air Bags 1Fuel/propulsion System 1
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashAug 2018
I'm unsure if my vehicle has the defective takata inflators: my vehicle was in motion, under power and traveling greater then 32 mph exiting a highway onto a city street. While turning left, I either turned to wide or the other vehicle turned to close and my driver side front…
Power TrainNov 2024
The contact's son owns a 2018 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the vehicle hesitated to start and failed to accelerate above 15 MPH while driving. The check engine warning light was intermittently illuminated. The contact's son pulled over and restarted the vehicle and an…
Unknown Or OtherMar 2024
When I filled my gas tank up recently my car wouldn’t immediately start up, it started but then stalled, I repeated that a couple times before revving the engine a bit before trying to put it in drive, that got it going but now I’m worried there’s something really wrong
Fuel SystemNov 2022
The contact's daughter owns a 2018 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving 35-40 MPH and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle jerked and hesitated to respond. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring while driving. The check…
SteeringJun 2022
While driving on a very mountainous, winding road, the steering became stiff as I was in the middle of navigating a corner. For a few moments, the steering was completely unresponsive, before I was able to regain control with much force and effort. As I regained control of the…
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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 1FADP3K23JL329701 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.