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2009 Ford Focus consumer reviews

$15,520 starting MSRP
side view of 2009 Focus Ford
(72 reviews)
88% of drivers recommend this car
Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.3
  • Interior 4.2
  • Performance 4.3
  • Value 4.5
  • Exterior 4.4
  • Reliability 4.4
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A disappointment

After only two years the transmission went out. In addition, the car has always felt heavy, like it takes more pressure on the brake to stop. The gas mileage has been good, even better than the EPA estimate. My favorite station on the radio comes in with static, which never happened with the radio in my Honda Civic.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 3.0
  • Interior 3.0
  • Performance 1.0
  • Value 3.0
  • Exterior 3.0
  • Reliability 1.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Does not recommend this car
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I love this car

I like my 2009 Ford Focus. It actually gets 35-40 mpg and in the city the car avg about 24 to 28 mpg. At one point on the highway the car avg 40 mpg. This car is excellent on gas costing $39 to fill the car with gas being at $3.99 per gallon. I figure on an empty tank to pay $40 to $45 to fill the tank. This car is a good car to get around in and take on vacation. I drove 5 1/2 hrs home and when I got home I still had a quarter tank of gas and drove 348 miles

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 3.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Does recommend this car
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Great Small Car

This is the first small car I have ever owned. Former cars included Crown Vics, Grand Marquis, and still have a Lincoln Town Car. But, this is an absolutely wonderful car. Great looks, performance, and fuel economy. Fun to drive, with precise handling. Tight and rattle-free. I prefer to drive it and can't imagine anyone being disappointed with a Ford Focus SES.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Does recommend this car
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Best Car I have EVER had!!!!!

Great car for anyone. Great on gas. It also is very high-tech. Easy to understand and great performance.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Does recommend this car
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great car!

This is the best car I have ever had! Although, it is only the second car iv had. It is the best overall car that I have driven. I love that this car has Microsoft Syn. I didn't think I would care to much for it, but it beats using a Bluetooth headset. I also love that I can click one button and tell it to play a song from my USB drive. I also love the poswer button for the AC and heat. It allows you to turn off the AC or heat right off without changing your contols. Its great! Another great feature is for me is that the buttons is so easy to figure out. Such as changing the time. That was real simple. Some of the things such as adding a new phone or device to the cars memory may be tricky for some, but its understandable. This car overall is great. It tells you how many miles untill your empty. Also you can change the lighting of the floor and cup holders. Its really neat. Most of these features are not in the striped down models, so make sure if these are what you want that it has it. One big thing I was wanting in a car is cruse control. A striped down model didn't have it so watch out. The 2009 Ford Focus is great and depenable. I would tell anyone that should buy one!

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 4.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Does recommend this car
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disappointed

I bought the 2009 Focus (SEL) after having a Jetta TDI for 6 years. The Focus has great features and handles well, but I've had more problems with it than I'm comfortable with. I bought it used- it had 18,000 miles on it- and the dealer has already had to replace a wheel bearing. It also has a nasty squeak in the undercarriage- that the dealer has yet to identify. I also just found out that the Focus is apparently hard on tires. Just had to replace all four tires (they only have 23,000 miles on them) because of cupping. The service manager told me it was a common problem with the Focus and I should only expect to get about 30,000 miles before I have to replace them again. I put a lot of miles on my commute, so I'm going to have to rethink the Focus.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.0
  • Interior 4.0
  • Performance 4.0
  • Value 3.0
  • Exterior 4.0
  • Reliability 2.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does not recommend this car
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A great errand town car

great mileage (>35mpg), love the Sync feature, lots of leg room up front; A/C is more than adequate for everyone in the car

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.0
  • Interior 4.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Does recommend this car
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cheap reliability

I bought this car new in 2009, I think the styling is clever, and all the interior instruments are in the right places. I have the automatic but am not completely happy with the performance, yes it is peppy but on hills it rolls backwards if u dont have your foot on the brake. To me I would consider this a fault that Ford should fix. In the rain on steep hills this makes it very difficult to take off without spinning the wheels, or rolling backwards into the car behind you. Overall this is a good vehicle but im not sure its right for me

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 4.0
  • Performance 3.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 4.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Does recommend this car
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Awesome Focus

For a long time I owned a 200 corolla, but I own a 09 Focus and this thing is outstanding on gas, cost less than the Japanese cars and is a better bang for the buck. Quality of this car inside and out is just as good if not better than the others in this segment. Strongly recommend this to everyone.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 4.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does recommend this car
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fit & finish -minus

in general the car is very good. but the fit and finish under the hood , in the trunk and cabin need closer attention. i have about 15000 miles on car all the black tape onwire looms under hoodcoming undone. three different styles of door panels on car .panels were replaced.paint on inside trunk lid coming off. trim on apillars came ondone. rubber step strips atdoors uneven. adead petal for left foot would be good ,because the carpet is going to wear out where the foot rest .

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.0
  • Interior 4.0
  • Performance 4.0
  • Value 3.0
  • Exterior 4.0
  • Reliability 4.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Does not recommend this car
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