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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.
1FADP3L92DL••••••2013 Ford FOCUS
That is about average for the 2013 Ford FOCUS — 17 complaints per build across 113 builds.
12on this build
1932on the model
113builds in total
2involved a crash
1injuries
Most reportedElectrical System 5Power Train 3Steering 2Engine 2
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashFeb 2014
The focus was stopped at the scene of another accident when it was rear ended at highway speed (55 mph approximately) by a driver who did not see it stopped. The car was pushed into the rear end of the car stopped in front of it. The rear hatch of the car was pushed in past the…
SteeringcrashJun 2013
Steering and computer aided systems along with tires that were not disclosed to be used under 40 degrees caused loss of steering input and control which lead to hitting a curb and damaging suspension components as well as the drive-ability of the vehicle is worse that before.…
Power TrainAug 2026
I purchased a 2013 Ford Focus from Boucher Ford of Menomonee Falls, WI in February, 2026. A few months later, Ford issued a recall on this car that requires the Powertrain Control Module to be reprogrammed to avoid issues like a collapsed fuel tank or stalling while driving,…
Electrical SystemFeb 2020
I bought a 2013 focus st in february 2020. It was having stalling issues reportedly due to a wire harness TSB/recall car was taken in to have recall repair done. Took the vehicle in to corwin ford in nampa idaho after two weeks of them having the car they could not figure out…
EngineMar 2019
The contact owns a 2013 ford focus. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled. Also, the fuel gauge did not function properly and indicated that there was fuel in the vehicle when there really was none. The vehicle was taken to kistler ford sales inc. (5555 central ave,…
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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 1FADP3L92DL202146 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.