Ford Focus fuel consumption
Of all Ford Focus modifications produced from 1998 to 2021 real fuel consumption according to user ratings is approximately 18% higher compared to advertised consumption. For petrol engines real consumption is in average 16% higher, but for diesel engines is approximately 19% higher. Starting from 1998 Ford Focus average difference between actual owner-reported fuel consumption and stated consumption was slightly above industry average, at 2006 it was significantly higher than average, at 2009 difference became similar to average and finally at 2019 difference between owner-reported and advertised fuel economy became less than industry average. It is noteworthy during this period that the gap between advertised and actual fuel economy changed significantly throughout the automotive industry. For more details, see the table below.
Year-to-year deviations of actual owner-reported average fuel consumption from advertised values
| Year | Gasoline cars | Diesel cars | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All carmakers | Ford Focus | All carmakers | Ford Focus | |
| 1998 | +3% | +6% | +4% | - |
| Show all years | ||||
| 1999 | +3% | +7% | +5% | +13% |
| 2000 | +4% | +7% | +5% | +11% |
| 2001 | +5% | +7% | +6% | +11% |
| 2002 | +6% | +6% | +7% | +12% |
| 2003 | +6% | +6% | +8% | +12% |
| 2004 | +7% | +9% | +9% | +13% |
| 2005 | +8% | +13% | +10% | +14% |
| 2006 | +9% | +18% | +11% | +16% |
| 2007 | +11% | +18% | +12% | +16% |
| 2008 | +12% | +16% | +13% | +19% |
| 2009 | +14% | +14% | +14% | +23% |
| 2010 | +16% | +14% | +16% | +23% |
| 2011 | +19% | +15% | +19% | +21% |
| 2012 | +21% | +18% | +23% | +20% |
| 2013 | +23% | +18% | +27% | +20% |
| 2014 | +26% | +24% | +30% | +29% |
| 2015 | +27% | +27% | +33% | +34% |
| 2016 | +28% | +27% | +36% | +37% |
| 2017 | +28% | +27% | +38% | +37% |
| 2018 | +28% | +27% | +39% | +37% |
| 2019 | +27% | +27% | +37% | - |
| 2020 | +27% | +15% | +36% | - |
| 2021 | +26% | +15% | +37% | - |
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For detailed fuel economy data, including advertised versus real-world fuel consumption and consumption differences between different engines and transmissions.
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User-reported fuel consumption may not accurately represent all users' experiences due to variables such as driving conditions, driving style, technical condition of the vehicle, and other circumstances. Thus, it should not be relied upon as a representative indicator.