2012 Ford Focus service brakes problems
54 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2012 Ford Focus — 1% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I was starting to pull away from a traffic light but the car would not go to second gear and was shaking violently this has happened more times then I can count and I take care of my [XXX] we travel 50 miles a day in this car on one of the most dangerous roads in the nation [XXX] ) there are places…”
filed Jun 14, 2025
“Intermittent loss of brake pressure. ABS would activate and leave the brake pedal feeling soft and having low brake pressure. This problem would randomly fix itself and then randomly happen again while braking normally or after the ABS would engage. Sometime the problem would last for weeks until…”
filed Mar 3, 2024
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Service Brakes problems in other Focus years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 Focus | 19 | 2% |
| 2017 Focus | 9 | 1% |
| 2016 Focus | 9 | 1% |
| 2015 Focus | 10 | 1% |
| 2014 Focus | 28 | 1% |
| 2013 Focus | 22 | 1% |
| 2011 Focus | 4 | 4% |
| 2010 Focus | 8 | 3% |
| 2009 Focus | 4 | 2% |
| 2008 Focus | 11 | 4% |
| 2007 Focus | 7 | 2% |
| 2006 Focus | 6 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2012 Ford Focus
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.