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.

Biggest mistake I've made was purchasing this absolute xxx. Issue after issue with this car. Shuttering and jerking was a constant problem, had to get gas caps replaced several times. Driving on the interstate and it would suddely stop accelerating. Trunk latch gets stuck. The SYNC system is absolute garbage, you have to 'talk' to the car to use bluetooth and it never understands what your saying and takes 5 tries to get it to work if you don't just give up. Electrical issues on and off since owning the vehicle. Outlets in arm rest consol stopped working years ago. The Catalitic converter is completely shot at just around 112,000 miles and I have to get a new car or pay more than the car is worth to fix. The computer system needs replaced causing acceleration problems (on top of the ones it already has), faulty airbags, stability assist is stuck on, and many more issues. And with the chip shortage, there is a years long waiting list or more. It's had so many recalls... I've hated this car for a very long time and I'm extremely glad I'm getting rid of it. I am never buying a Ford again. It literally seems like they made this car with the cheapest xxxx they could find. Also the built in phone keypad is just stupid and is just to take up space because the car has nothing interesting to fill up the dash area. Anyone who says this is a great lil car got one of the very few that were made correctly, or they haven't had it long enough to see all the many wonderful issues it has to offer.