11th Jun 2026, 22:34
Original poster here again! I have now been driving the Focus for 5.5 years with 138,000 km (86,000 miles) on the clock. The car continues to be extremely reliable and still looks in near new condition. I've had two replace two stabilizer bar bushings up front over the years and replaced the battery, but no serious repairs have been required. The car runs beautifully and is still a fun little car to drive. I stumbled across a full set of period correct alloy wheels for $60 and had them installed last week. The car looks considerably better now that the steel rims and plastic wheel covers have been removed. I'm planning to keep this car for many more years to come.
29th Mar 2023, 04:15
I'm the original poster of this thread regarding the 2011 Ford Focus. I still own the car after 2 years and 4 months of daily driving. The Focus now has 100,000 km on the clock, which means that I drive about 900 km per month on average.
The Focus has been dead reliable, and I have only spent $550 in repairs - a tie rod (worn bushing) and a leaking front brake caliper. Aside from these two minor repairs, only gas and regular oil changes. So, this works out to $235 per year in repairs, plus the cost of two oil changes per year.
I have tracked every tank full of fuel since buying the car. The Focus averages 27 mpg which is 99% city driving. The worst economy I've experienced for a tank of fuel is 23 mpg, and the best has been 39 mpg for a highway trip.
The car feels and drives as tight and responsive as the day that I bought it 28 months ago with 75,000 km. When I wash and wax the Focus it still looks like a new car.
This is a great car that I plan to drive for at least 10 more years. And at 10 years out, the car will have about 208,000 km (129,000 miles) on the clock (probably less, as I will be retiring in 5 years, so no more daily commuting to work).
Based on the reliability thus far and the fact that the Focus still looks and runs like new (and the excellent 11 year reliability of my old Escort wagon), I believe I'll have no serious problems over the next decade.