When driving down a winding road, the Focus is one of the more entertaining vehicles in its class.
The Sync 3 touchscreen infotainment system, which is an optional feature, has logically laid out menus and big on-screen buttons, making it surprisingly simple to use.
Favorable features include an accessible infotainment system, Apple CarPlay, and Android Auto.
The Focus is not particularly practical. The amount of stuff it can carry is average, but there isn't much cabin storage for smaller items.
Without the free planned maintenance that GM provides on many of its vehicles, Ford's warranty policy is just mediocre compared to its rivals.
3 years or 36,000 miles are covered by the limited warranty. 5 years or 60,000 miles are covered by the powertrain warranty. There is no free scheduled maintenance
dislikes: Both the four-cylinder and three-cylinder engines are sluggish, and the six-speed automatic transmission is crude.
The Focus performs only averagely in crash tests and is deficient in several active safety features compared to its rivals.
Legroom for rear-seat passengers is severely inadequate in comparison to nearly all of its rivals, so your friends and family won't like being crammed into the compact Focus cabin.
The cabin feels cramped, and the little windows do nothing to help.
Being from the Midwest, we would also choose the Cold Weather package, which has heated front seats and a heated steering wheel to lessen the discomfort of chilly mornings.
The Focus performs only averagely in crash tests and is deficient in several active safety features compared to its rivals.