Beware, Auto transmissions in a certain year range have KNOWN Problems by Ford. Google Focus auto transmission and you will learn. Our lightly preowned Focus Titanium AUTO transmission Failed at 67,000 miles and had to sell it at a break even price to a dealer to get rid of it. Frustrating as Ford does not stand behind its products at all anymore. I will never buy another Ford due to this other Ford jacked up issues. Engines, Transmissions all jacked up and Ford just runs away. Bye Bye gone. Poor investment, left my young daughter stranded.

2013 Ford Focus Hatchback is a fun little car to drive and I enjoyed driving it. However it has a dual-clutch automatic transmission which is very problematic. My cars transmission gave out at 77K miles which is average life for the automatic transmission. Ford has redesigned the components for the transmission and are better for the 2018 models and later. If you buy the 2013 Ford Focus Automatic you are never know when the transmission will go out. 2013 Ford Focus is relatively cheap to buy compared to other used vehicles. This is why.

In Aug 2016, purchased the 2013 Fucus Hatch SE used in 2016, with 13,000 miles on it. With 35-37mpg on average with mixed driving. Early on OK without issues. Around 40K miles the transmission electronic control modual, ECM, needed an adjustment. The transmission is a learning transmission. It will learn how you drive and adjust shift points as your driving habits are learned by the transmission. My wife's driving habits are put it in drive and GO! My habits are different. Every now and then I will drive her car and shift the transmission as a manual drive, since the transmission is a manual drive transmission which has been automated. The engine and transmission only makes a subtle gurgle noise when as the car shifts from 2nd to 1st as the car comes to a stop. The car is sporty to drive, sensitive steering, good braking. It reminds be of a less expensive VW Golf. Currently we have 140K miles and the only wear on the car that shows is a failure of the heat shield and since I am a mechanically inclined guy who putters around fixing what is broken, there is wear on the clutches in the transmission, all due by my wife's driving habits of being a speedy driver. Since we already have it and its paid off, I will keep it. I will only purchase a Golf or Jetta when the transmission or electronic control module hiccups. I do realize the ECM has a recall if you're below 1450K miles.