Faults:

Nothing but servicing in the one year I have had the car. No one buys a used car expecting it to be perfect, but it is barely 5 years old and a low mileage looked after car, so I would expect nothing less than little to no problems.

General Comments:

Like many of you I have been in a tough financial situation in the last couple of years, and it was time to replace my ageing old high mileage Kia for something better. After looking at all the options (including a reluctant look at electric/hybrid cars) I came to the conclusion after doing the math that a used (but not too old) diesel or petrol powered family hatch is still pretty much the best long term option to go for these days, and likely will remain so into the future, hence the summary title of my review.

The Focus is a fine choice, and the EcoBoost ST-Line is a great model to have. Sharp looks inside and out. Alloy wheels are gorgeous. My car is black and looks stunning. The car performs well, not very fast by any stretch of the imagination, but good enough for daily driving and the car is very economical - cheap tax, insurance, and my mechanic has assured me repair costs will be no more than any car even for any common normally expensive faults. Oh and the fact it does between 50 - 60 mpg and is petrol made me choose this over a diesel, not needed in my opinion. I've heard the diesel can do 70 mpg + but are more expensive to repair, so I'll stick with petrol.

Seats are great looking, are very comfortable and the car handles very nice, much sharper than anything I have driven before. Spacious and well equipped also. Ride is quiet and smooth.

Basically it is the perfect all round car, roomy, economical, reliable and long lasting if you look after it, and really going to be hard to replace it in future. I've got nothing negative to say about it, other than maybe if you are looking for more performance, you should look at the bigger engines.

Faults:

No major issues since I have owned the car; just had it serviced and only needed tyres at its MOT.

General Comments:

What to say about the modern Focus... not much. Typical modern car, it does everything you need, there is nothing to dislike about this car, if all you want is ease of ownership and family friendly motoring.

Love the look of the car, mine is dark blue. Wheels are very nice. Interior is dull and grey, but being the Titanium which is near top of range, it has electric everything. Comfortable as well.

1.5 TDCi is a great engine, plenty of punch and easily will do over 60 MPG.

Planning on keeping this long term (not keen on the very latest newer Focus) and this one will easily last if I look after it - neighbor still has his 2003 Ford Focus with over 150,000 miles on it! This car should reach that age and mileage no problem.

Faults:

Nothing since it isn’t even 2 years old.

General Comments:

I bought the Ford Focus new in 2017 for 16k dollars out the door. It is the base S model.

Anyway, nothing has gone wrong so far; it isn’t even 2 years old. The 2005 Mustang I traded in for it had 135k miles on it and was still running strong. But I needed four doors but still wanted something lively to drive. So far the Focus has been excellent. It has plenty of power and really good handling/suspension. The cabin isn’t noisy on the highways like you would expect from a compact car, and after driving 7 hours in it I do not feel tired.

I do have the DCT transmission, which some people have complained about. But I never had an issue with it. It does sometimes make some funny noises for an auto, but not unusual for a manual that's in the wrong gear. But this only happens seldomly when you are accelerating from a stop.