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Ford · Focus, Fiesta · 2011–2018
30k–130k mi (peaks ~70k)
$2,500–$5,500
Population range — not a quote for your car.
Transmission & drivetrain
Automatics, dual-clutches, transfer cases, differentials. The most expensive single component on most cars when it goes — and the easiest one to mis-quote.
Critical patterns are car-killers. Engine, transmission, or structural failures that decide whether a vehicle is worth keeping.
Vehicles outside this population may exhibit the same symptoms for unrelated reasons. The engine resolves down to your specific VIN before applying this pattern to a Verdict.
The window above is where most documented failures cluster. Vehicles past the tail aren’t immune — but they’ve statistically aged out of the high-density band.
A symptom matching this list isn’t a diagnosis — it’s a flag. The Verdict engine cross-checks symptoms against your VIN’s recall history and the failure window to weigh the probability.
If any of these have been performed on the affected vehicle, the engine reduces the failure-mode deduction accordingly. Documentation matters — “the previous owner said” isn’t the same as a receipt.
Class action settlement repair (Vargas v Ford)
root cause fix
Multiple TSB software updates and clutch replacements
root cause fix
$2,500–$5,500
This is the documented dollar range we see across affected vehicles. Quotes outside this band — high or low — get flagged in a Verdict.
Base deduction−12 on the 0–100 scale.
Each entry traces to documented sources — recall bulletins, regulator complaints, manufacturer service bulletins. Not forum chatter.
The encyclopedia tells you what’s documented across the population. The Verdict tells you what it means for your specific year, mileage, and recall status.