2001 Ford Focus User Reviews

Average Ratings from 95 reviews

Performance: 3.7 / 5
Appearance: 3.9 / 5
Build Quality: 3.9 / 5
Overall: 4 / 5

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"fuel economy" 44 reviews

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"power" 9 reviews

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"ride" 5 reviews

"small power" 3 reviews

"light" 3 reviews

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Thomas writes:

2001 Ford Focus SE Review

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Gas mileage. Good interior size for such a small car.

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It's a ford, small engine problems come standard.

Great For The City Traffic And Good On Gas For Long Trips. — Excellent quality and very economic. Little things here and there in the engine malfuction every so often, but very easy to fix. Very basic interior styling, not too dull and not too shocking.

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Dino writes:

2001 Ford Focus ZTS Review

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Good on gas, hadeling, abs, and safe to drive

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A bit to small but not to bad

Good On Gas And Fun To Drive — Tghis was my first car and it was a great car, she was fast for it size a 2.0 liter ztech engine about 135 hp but she had great handeling, good traction and a sweet sound system, she was also save had abs brake system 4 disk breaks

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Steve writes:

2001 Ford Focus SE Wagon Review

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Good acceleration, really roomy for a small car, looks great

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The repairs

I Love This Car In So Many Ways But We Bought It Used And Have Put Quite A Bit Of Money In It — We had to replace the thermostat, have had it tuned numerous times and I have a vibration that 4 balances and rotations haven't fixed. I think the tires may be cupped.

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Christopher writes:

2001 Ford Focus SE Review

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Good gas milege; beats a mercedes off the block

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not a good car for bumpy city roads

First Of Its Kind — Great car for commuting, especially the new models. Roomy and good for small family or couple. Engine reliability is good but car liable to get beat up on city streets with frequent realinements. Better performance with manual 5 speed; but 6 would be better.

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Amanda writes:

2001 Ford Focus SE Review

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Fun to drive, peppy, not a lot of blind spots

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Suspension can be a little loud, hear more road noise because of closeness to ground.

Perfect For The Money — I've had my car for 4 years now, and it has 110,000 miles on it. Granted there have been times when I wished I could have pushed it off a cliff (mostly due to my own fault) it is a great little car. More than I expected for a compact car. It is comfortable, decent gas mileage, and just the perfect interior and exterior for me

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Rikky6 writes:

2001 Ford Focus SE Wagon Review

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looks great, easy to modify, great mpg on my TDCi

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cant find any yet

Top Motor — The Ford Focus has been around for over ten years now and is still going strong. If you own one you will know the reason why it is one of the worlds best selling cars.

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Jessica writes:

2001 Ford Focus SE Review

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Low- Maintainance

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The whole thing will start breaking down at the same time.

Small Cheap Car — Good for a first car. Relatively cheap to maintain. I loved this car until someone crashed into it on the side of the road one night. Wish I still had it! Cute, clean, speedy little thing.

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Lyndon writes:

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Spacious, Good Looking, Reasonably Fast, Very Frugal, Comfortable, Well-Equipped, Safe

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Everyone has one!

It Has Everything I Need — Cant possibly fault it, although it could do with being a bit faster. Handles like a go-kart, does 55mpg, has all the equipment I need and nothing I dont, never EVER gone wrong, I can drive 300 miles at a time and still feel comfortable. Shame everyone else I have ever met has either owned one or driven one, but then cars are popular for a reason!

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Tara writes:

2001 Ford Focus SE Review

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drives well, user friendly

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mine has weird electrical quirks, doesnt start good in cold.

Nice Fun Car, Reliable. — very fun to drive, not for big ppl. better in warm weather.

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Paul writes:

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Cheap, easily available, easy to work on..

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hard to find a nice one!

Good Cheap All Round Car — Nice, i had a 2.0 ESP 5 door which took ages to find, worth the wait though...

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	2001 Ford Focus	2001 Honda Civic	2001 Toyota Corolla

Cost	$4,664 Average Instant Market Value	$5,687 Average Instant Market Value	$4,953 Average Instant Market Value
Gas Mileage (highway)	32	35	37
Horsepower	130	115	125
Crash Test Rating	5	5	4
Front Leg Room (inches)	43.1	42.5	42.5

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2013 Ford Focus Reviews

Fun, A Bit Funny By kcurtsinger

Certainly and exciting car with character busting from the seams. It's not luxury, but it's by no means economy either. The sport mode is nifty for getting that extra kick while entering the interstat... Read More

Fun By Rob

WOW what a great looking little car. This thing is loaded. Just got it and I cant wait till summer to go cruising around in it. It should be a fun car to drive, very comfortable seats. So far its very... Read More

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2012 Ford Focus Reviews

Perfect Commuter Car By auksb_07

This car is perfect for my commute between Baltimore and Washington. It gets great gas mileage, its comfy, and is very reliable. The acceleration leaves a lot to be desired but, its fine for my gridl... Read More

Great Daily Driver By kbro

Fuel mileage is the best part, the car looks good and performs well for what it is. has all kinds of options you can get. but the price can get out of hand in a hurry i priced one on ford.com and had ... Read More

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2011 Ford Focus Reviews

2011 Ford Focus Sel By NitaScottSellsCars

I like the way the car looked inside and out. I drove it to Greenville, NC on a full tank of gas & filled up once I got there. I also took a trip to Dolly Wood in Pigeon Forge, TN both trips was comfo... Read More

Don't Buy Ford By Simon

looks and sounds like a great car to buy after owning for a year and looking after it, the stupid thing has started to fall apart the engine mount snapped at 10,000 miles unbelievable to be honest R... Read More

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2010 Ford Focus Reviews

Ford Focus 2010 By crazycatlover1

Love everything about, I never thought of Ford as a sporty car until I got mine. I get lots of compliments. Has plenty of get up and go for a 4 cyl. Handles great on the road. Hugs the corners. Read More

Good Little Car By gpg9559

This is a fun car, great handling and my fuel mileage is way above EPA estimates. I get 29 in city driving and 39 on the hiway sometimes more if I am careful. Car reviewers and EPA testers must have ... Read More

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2009 Ford Focus Reviews

Life With My '09 Focus 2.0 Duratec By Gabriel

Good looking car with a sporty line and nice handling, sometimes i feel it has a little bit lazy acceleration because its weight (1327 Kg), but stills a well built and reliable car. Very comfortable... Read More

2009 Ford Focus Hatch By Shaun

Not a bad car. A bit plain jane but it is 2 litre, not the 1.6 so it goes ok. Understeers too much which can be dangerous in the wet. Has been reliable so far. The tipronic is good but only a 4 speed... Read More

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Fun, A Bit Funny By kcurtsinger

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2012 Ford Focus Reviews

Perfect Commuter Car By auksb_07

Great Daily Driver By kbro

2011 Ford Focus Reviews

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2010 Ford Focus Reviews

Ford Focus 2010 By crazycatlover1

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