2014 Ford Focus consumer reviews

I bought a 2014 with 47.ooo and had it 2 weeks and the double clutch went out and now the Ford dealer has it, I hope they fix it and it will last

Ford dealership would not fix my son car . So my son can not drive his car for the last 6 months. Now he must find a ride to work every day.

This car is absolutely horrible. It has a known issue with the double clutch. The car I bought had 1 owner and 64 K miles. Come to find out, the faulty clutch had been replaced 3 times prior to me purchasing. On top of Towne Auto Brokers LYING and saying the vehicle had more features than it really has, now I'm overpaying Kelly Blue Book value by almost twice as much and am responsible to fix the faulty transmission, yet again! Stay away from Fords. The Ford company doesn't care it produced cars that won't operate properly and to top it off, they have the part on backorder so you're forced to pay more because only the dealerships have the clutch in stock! And they wont recall the faulty part. I will NEVER buy another Ford again!

This car has been awesome for me...great travel car that has handled mountain driving, light snow, mud and heavy rain all extremely well. The seats lay flat so storage is ample and access easy with a hatch. Very sporty looking too! My shepherd Romeo also approves!

This is the first Ford I have ever owned. My family and I usually bought Chevrolet products. All we have ever had was problems with this car...even after having recalled items replaced. I would not recommend a Ford to my friends. Poor experience overall. Sorry.

We bought a brand new and amazingly good looking inside and out 2014 Focus Titanium. The car was for my wife. She drove test the car. She fell in love and we took it. BIG MISTAKE! I drove it for the first time one week later and realize immediately what a defective dual transmission this car possesses. I think, the best way to describe it is like “having a teenager learning how to drive a standard shift transmission car for the first time”. When you start driving slowly from any stop, the car shakes in a jerky motion six or eight times before shifting. Every speed shift you can “VIOLENTLY” feel it, and occasionally a loud clank can be heard out of nowhere. All of this happens in Auto or Manual mode. In slow or fast speed. Don’t try to pass another vehicle because when you try, the transmission will shift 3 to 4 seconds after you press the accelerator. Three weeks after we acquired it, I took it to the Ford dealer. The technician drove it. The Service Manager drove it, and they both agreed that this transmission is a royal piece of $#!+, BUT, they can’t do anything about it because Ford Motors Co. says IT IS A NORMAL BEHAVIOR IN THIS CAR. They printed what Ford says and gave it to me. In it, acknowledges everything I mentioned but arguing that is perfectly normal. Normal in a car that just came out of the oven? That is BS! We tried to return the darn vehicle and the depreciation in five weeks made it impossible to afford. Now we’re stock with this beautiful car, which, other than the transmission, it is amazing. Sad to see how FMC mocks his customers, and don’t take responsibility. In 2017 we bought our 11th new car. A Chevrolet Malibu LT with dual transmission. Boy! What a difference. One of the best cars we have owned. Imagine that the transmission doesn’t exist. You can’t feel the car shifting at any speed. No more Ford for us.

First off I would just like to say for all of the people complaining about the auto 6spd, this transmission is very unique. Its actually a manual transmission, It has a dry clutch pack and no torque converter. The shifting of the gears and clutch are just automated. I have seen so many complaints about it being shaky taking off from a dead stop but Ford says it's normal. You have to drive this car like a manuel, taking off from a dead stop you cannot baby the throttle. You have to blip the gas and roll into it just like you would in a normal manuel car. Again since it's a automated manuel when you are slowing down it uses engine breaking very effectively I may add. Breaking last seconded the computer disengages clutch so it's in neutral at thw mercy of the breaks. This transmission has adaptive learning so it watches your driving habits. When you baby the throttle consistantly from a dig so many times the computer learns that behavior and that's why the jerkiness happens. You cannot baby this car, for at "automatic" trans it sure is rev happy. My gf will drive it for awhile and it will start doing that bc she babys it. When I get into it I'm trying to drive it how I know it wants driven but its confused bc it knows my gf's driving habits. You can make it learn new habits driving it for awhile it will re-adapt back to you OR from a 10mph roll you pin the pedal to the floor till it hits 100. Everytime I do it the car is so much more peppy afterwards, throttle is more responsive, doesnt shift till abt 4500 instead of 2500, just feels more torquey and it stops the jerkiness it has learned from someone else. This car is a blast to drive once I researched how it likes to be driven, i must say its definitely a one of a kind driving experience. Because of the sophistication of the "automated manuel" transmission, when you buy this car they REALLY REALLY should educated people on how exactly this transmission works!!

I have owned a handful of well used cars and one truck so this is the newest car I have owned. Just bought this car 2 days ago and my girlfriend and I love it. Pretty powerful, amazing gas milage, sound system even in the SE package is amazing. Pretty comfortable to and from work. Small but roomy. Plenty of storage, and I love Fords new chime when the door opens.

The price was great and the car exceeds my expectations... We were in severe need of a newer, more reliable, vehicle and the car fit the bill perfectly...

At 61 years of age, after always having bought brand-new cars, I decided to purchase a used car. I did a lot of researching and shopping, and I bought a 2014 Ford Focus SE. It turned out to be the best deal I have ever made. The car is fun to drive, very economical (34/37 MPG), and, best of all, very reliable. I truly recommend.