Reliable, good gas mileage, and fast!
This car has had many recalls.
I have had this car for about 1 year now and nothing has gone wrong with it. It has had two recalls since I bought it, but everything is always free to get fixed.
It is very fast and perfect size. Has awesome mileage and plenty of space.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 22nd March, 2005
Total, unreliable crap
You name it it's had it! The clutch barrel went in the car in the first frost of winter, so that had to be replaced entirely - cost £275. Full service and MOT - £150. Accident repairs £475. 3 new tyres £200. Electronic engine management system thingy failed - £500.
The above is excluding the tax and insurance on a car over an 18 mth period. I loathe it with an absolute passion and actually considered an 'insurance job' on it at one point.
I've finally managed to offload it (all being well) and it's started to play up again - on a serious level. I'm just praying it keeps going 'til I'm driving off down the road in another car...
It may be comfy and sit at 90 when it's actually running, but on the whole, this car has frequent engine failure and the cost and reliability far outweigh any negligible benefits such as the heated windscreen, air conditioning etc etc.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No
Review Date: 20th March, 2005
My 2000 model Focus went back to the lease company having covered 105,000 miles in just under 3 years. One fault (squeaking auxiliary belt tensioner), no breakdowns and still drove superbly. Had routine servicing only, and was driven hard. A far better built and more reliable proposition than the mk4 Golf I had before it.
Countless surveys back my experiences up as well. I suspect you were very unlucky or abused/neglected the car.
A wonderfully sporty car
Just before winter started the heater switch quit working. However, my uncle jimmy rigged it so I could have some heat.
My engine light is constantly on, don't know what is wrong.
Doesn't drive well in snow with the manual transmission, but my best friend has an automatic and she has no problem.
I love my car. It drives nicely, and has not failed me yet. Not to mention all my friends envy me.
It is super fast, and has great gas mileage.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 23rd January, 2005
Expensive to maintain all the factory flaws, but is reliable enough to buy another Focus
I love my 2000 Ford Focus LX, but it has had many problems.
My brakes have gone out numerous times in the short time I've had the car.
When the gas gets to a quarter of a tank the car jolts and sputters and loses speed, making it impossible to drive.
My ignition locked at only 63,000 miles and had to be totally redone, a pretty penny.
My stereo goes on and off by itself.
My head gasket blew at 98,000 miles.
My wheel covers break all the time.
The car is very comfortable and she rides pretty smoothly.
It does have some get up and go, but it maxes at 110 MPH.
There is not much storage space in the car, such as no center console and my glove box isn't big, but there is a lot of trunk room and passenger room.
It gets excellent gas mileage.
Very cheap on insurance.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 2nd January, 2005
Ford Focus Sucks!
My ignition switch would not turn so I had to replace that. It hasn't even been a year yet and my ignition switch just started acting up. We had to replace tires and put new ones on there about 2 times. We had to get the fuel pump replaced. The CD player will place, but if you want to replace the CD, you better do it before it gets hot. After it gets hot, it won't even play a CD if you try changing it out. Right now my ignition is messed up again and my car is making this loud noise.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No
Review Date: 13th December, 2004
5th Sep 2006, 17:18
I'm 17 and I just got a used 2000 Focus LX for my first car.
No complaints here.