2009 Ford Focus consumer reviews

This is the second 2009 Ford focus SE that I’ve owned. The first one had 147,000 miles on it with nothing needed but regular items. Tires, battery, regular oil changes at 5000 mile intervals and never used any oil between changes. If I kept my foot out of it, I got 38 to 41 miles mpg, if I pushed it I still got 35 at 80 mph. This one has 79,000 miles on it and I have not done anything but tires. It’s nearly as clean as off the showroom floor, as I keep my cars clean. I am very happy with this car. Depreciation is so low now, insurance is low, no payments with interest, make this an exceptionally cheap car to own. Reability has been second to none for me. Highly recommended but very hard to find a nice one with a regular maintenance performed and no rust. You can’t go wrong with the value of this car, great commuter car or for a new teenage driver. It’s rated safe. It’s also very comfortable to drive for a whole day.

I have two of these little cars a 2008 Ford Focus SeS and a 2009 Ford Focus SE and I have never had any issues with either car besides the basic maintenance, they both have high mileage on the odometer and still they get amazing fuel mileage, granted it's not a luxury car and it's not a race car but not a Toyota Corolla slow either, my only Gripe is the way Ford designed the rear drum brakes with the wheel bearing pressed in the hub, there are ways around that especially if you're mechanically knowledgeable by doing a disc break conversion it's easy and allows a lot better stopping distance, both of my cars still look and run like new and they are extremely cheap to maintain. If they weren't good cars I wouldn't own two of them lol I still get compliments on both cars , tires are cheap, maintenance is cheap , they are comfortable and reliable to drive and they handle like a sports car and I know without a doubt that whenever I turn the key it'll start and get me where I need to go, I live in upstate NY where there is snow a lot and they both handle great with all season tires . Overall I definitely recommend a Ford Focus between the years 2008 - 2011 , I would stay very far away from the 2012 - 2016 model years because of the TCM and transmission issues. If you want reliability and comfort and a cheap car that will last as long as a Toyota buy this car .

My wife and I have 2 cars so a few months ago I decided to buy a work car so i don't put alot of kms on my Audi as I drive 150 kms a day. I came across this beautiful 2009 focus sel model with 273 000 kms I bought it for $ 550 dollars and after 3 months latter I am still very happy. It handles extremely well in the snow very fuel efficient the car has proven it self to me over and over again.

I've owned 2 Focuses, and I was imposed with both of them. The 2009 wad bought used to replace the older one when we handed it down to our son. I bought this car while I was delivering pizza for a second job, while also traveling 300 miles round trip per week to help take care of my elderly mother in another city. In 5 years I never had any trouble with it. The only reason I got rid of it was because I needed a good trade in to replace our old van that was slowly dying, and I was tired of having 3 cars with only 2 drivers in the house. The Sync system is probably my favorite feature of this car, and the thing that I miss the most. I was typically getting 30-34 mpg, even delivering pizza. Great little car.

I bought this car four years ago in a pinch when we sold our van. I needed a economical, reliable vehicle and it has served it's purpose. It gets great gas mileage (30-32 in town) is peppy when you need it and thus far has been reliable. I've heard from people in the car business that this particular style of Focus were very good cars.

I bought mine as a used car. Same day I bought it, We took it on a 6 hour drive and it did amazing. No problems. Less than a week later, I drove it from Cali to Montana. Great gas milage. No problems..

This car handles very nicely, has great gas mileage, and met all my reliability needs. Awesome commuter, with more leg room in the back seats than expected for a 2-door. Perfect amount of engine power for the average driver that likes to pass others on highways.

So I bought a 2009 Ford Focus in 2011 with 49k miles. I paid 10k. I STILL have this car. I currently have 210k miles in it. I've taken this car coast to coast and from northern Idaho to Southern Texas. I've had only minor issues and normal replacement issues. Batteries, brakes, one water pump, and recently had flooding damage with only SRS airbag failure. My Focus starts every time I need it to. Sometimes other cars don't perform when my focus does. I still drive my car 6 miles to work. It's in retirement. But for only 10k, it's paid for itself!

Newly purchased - hopefully it will be economical and reliable. Looking forward to using this car for commuting and short trips around the metro area.

Once the needed repairs were made, this was a good car for our purposes. Not really worth the price the dealership gouged us for. Would consider similar vehicle again if the price was right & no extra repairs were needed.