Before you buy a used Ford Focus (II).

2004–2011 · Petrol / Diesel · 6 engines

Taken only from Testigo's sourced sheets. Use it to question the seller and on the test drive: it does not confirm that any particular car is affected.

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The essentials.

3 documented, sourced faults across its 6 engines.
2 of them depend on the equipment or the production date: ask what this car has.
8 official recalls on record: ask for the chassis number (VIN) and confirm they have been done.
According to the data we have, the engines with the fewest documented faults are: 1.4 / 1.6 Duratec / Ti-VCT (Petrol), 1.8 / 2.0 Duratec (Petrol), 2.5 ST / RS (Petrol), 1.8 TDCi (Diesel).

Typical faults by engine

The period and mileage are those mentioned by each sheet's sources. They are not a maintenance interval and do not predict that any particular car will fail.

All versions

Sheets the catalogue links to all 6 of its engines.

2.0 TDCi turbo, coils and suspension on the Focus IIKnown weak points
Period mentioned
2004–2011
Mileage mentioned
The sheet does not mention a mileage.
Applies if: Weak points of this model from inspections, breakdown statistics and recalls; anything specific to one engine is stated in the sheet.

1.4 / 1.6 Duratec / Ti-VCT · 1.8 / 2.0 Duratec · 2.5 ST / RS · 1.8 TDCi

1.4 / 1.6 Duratec / Ti-VCT (Petrol) · 1.8 / 2.0 Duratec (Petrol) · 2.5 ST / RS (Petrol) · 1.8 TDCi (Diesel)

We have no faults specific to this engine, only those common to every version.

1.6 TDCi

Diesel

1.6 TDCi turbo starved of oilInjection / turbo
Period mentioned
Approx. 2004–2018
Mileage mentioned
The sheet does not mention a mileage.

2.0 TDCi

Diesel

2.0/2.2 HDi DPF, EGR, turbo and flywheelDPF / EGR / turbo / flywheel
Period mentioned
1998–2015
Mileage mentioned
120,000–180,000 km
Applies if: Ford’s 2.0 TDCi is the DW10 diesel developed with PSA (same block and ancillaries).

Which engine has the fewest documented faults?

Documented faults and recalls by engine for the Ford Focus (II)
Engine	Documented faults	Recalls
1.4 / 1.6 Duratec / Ti-VCTPetrolFewest documented	11 with conditions	8
1.8 / 2.0 DuratecPetrolFewest documented	11 with conditions	8
2.5 ST / RSPetrolFewest documented	11 with conditions	8
1.6 TDCiDiesel	21 with conditions	8
1.8 TDCiDieselFewest documented	11 with conditions	8
2.0 TDCiDiesel	22 with conditions	8

According to the data we have, the engines with the fewest documented faults are: 1.4 / 1.6 Duratec / Ti-VCT (Petrol), 1.8 / 2.0 Duratec (Petrol), 2.5 ST / RS (Petrol), 1.8 TDCi (Diesel).

By fuel type, the one with the fewest documented faults is: Petrol.

We only count the sourced sheets we have. An engine with fewer is not guaranteed to be more reliable: it may have been studied less or sold in smaller numbers.

Official recalls: ask before you pay

A recall existing does not mean this car is affected or that it is still outstanding: it depends on the chassis number, the market and the production date.

Ask the seller for the chassis number (VIN): it has 17 characters, appears in the car's documents and can usually also be seen at the base of the windscreen.
Ask an official Ford dealer, or the brand's official website if it lets you check by chassis number, whether each recall has been done or is still outstanding for that VIN.
Manufacturer recalls are normally carried out free of charge by the official service network. If one is outstanding, ask for it to be done before you close the sale.

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