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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.
1FADP3M21HL••••••2017 Ford FOCUS
That is about average for the 2017 Ford FOCUS — 8 complaints per build across 111 builds.
5on this build
876on the model
111builds in total
Most reportedPower Train 5Engine 1
What owners of this build wrote
Power TrainApr 2025
The contact owns a 2017 Ford Focus. The contact stated while the vehicle was stopped at a traffic light, the accelerator pedal was depressed and the transmission failed to shift properly, with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent…
Power TrainJan 2025
Car is roughly seven years old and has around 75,000 miles. It is is very good condition mechanically. I was driving down the highway and the vehicle stopped accelerating, but the RPMs surged even with my foot off the accelerator. I was able to pull off to the side of the road…
Power TrainOct 2024
The dual clutch transmission slips, shudders and hesitates in first gear. It will even at times, jerk in other gears. This has been repaired 2 times, but the “fixes” only last maybe 20,000-25,000 miles if I’m lucky. The dealership now refuses to fix this and wants to charge over…
Power TrainJul 2019
The contact owns a 2017 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at various speeds on several occasions, the vehicle started shuddering. The vehicle was taken to a dealer twice where it was diagnosed, and the dual clutch was replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the…
Power TrainMay 2019
Occasionally the transmission mis-shifts or slips violently. Occasionally it feels like the car is trying to accelerate without accelerator input. Example 1: I was on the freeway and someone accidentally merged into my lane where I was. I braked as I got over to avoid an…
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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 1FADP3M21HL313049 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.