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2018 Ford Focus hesitation / surging reports

75 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on the 2018 Ford Focus — roughly 9% of all complaints for this model year.

75
Hesitation / surging reports
9%
share of complaints
53,298 mi
median mileage in hesitation / surging reports (54 with odometer)

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2018 Ford Focus report before drawing conclusions.