Faults:

Nothing much, keep these cars serviced on time and you won't have too much trouble.

General Comments:

Black metallic Focus Titanium - a very smart looking car.

Power-shift auto box blunts performance and economy a little, but shifts OK and the 1.6 is a decent reliable engine. Smooth and quiet enough. The car is very good to drive.

Interior is a nice place to be, plenty of electrics on this range topping model. Very comfortable seats, great driving position. Eight inch touchscreen looks good and is easy to use.

Had it since 2019, never let me down.

If you are in the used market for a fun reliable hatchback, take a look at the Focus. 2014 model is of the best looking generation in my opinion.

Faults:

Nothing mechanically.

My only gripe is the low quality of the interior materials and some ergonomic issues.

The soft, thin leather on the steering wheel and on the gear shifter knob is worn out, seat fabric is thin, already started to wrinkle on the driver seat's side support. The seat fabric and wheel / knob leather leather in my old Focus 1 was much better.

There's a few ergonomic issues as well: climate controls are many, small and fiddly, placed too low and require constant taking your eyes off the road.

Being the Titanium trim level, it has some fake chrome inserts in the steering wheel and around the air vents which - at certain sun angles, and due to the huge, sloping front windscreen - they reflect and shine wildly into your eyes.

The 4 air vents in the dash are small, awkward in shape and placement, with little adjustment. Sadly, form and style won over function there.

General Comments:

Excellent, sporty handling, like we've come to expect of the Focus, even in estate (station wagon) version like I have, especially when driving solo. That is one of the main reasons I bought this car. The 1.6 diesel engine, 115 hp is OK, but if the car is full it's sort of weak and sluggish.

Plenty of space in the boot, no lip in the back, rear seats fold without taking off the headrests - you can easily fit a normal sized bicycle in there, lots of small storage spaces across the car, plus USB ports. Much better noise insulation compared to previous versions.

But the interior space is small, too small for the size of the car; the dashboard and center console are especially large and intrusive. The feeling is there's less space inside than in a Mk2 (previous generation) Focus.

Faults:

Nothing.

General Comments:

As I am very heavy (300 pounds) and tall (6 feet), I find the seats uncomfortable and front seat space tight. However, my wife at 5 feet 4 inches (a normal sized person) loves the seat comfort and legroom.

I am blown away at the fuel economy of this car. I have gotten as good as 5 litres/100 km highway driving, which is better than most hybrids. The fuel economy meets and exceeds expectations.

I find the quality of interior trim is flimsy. There are some minor issues with the way the transmission shifts at low speed, such as in stop and go traffic. This seems to be normal for this type of transmission, as it is not a fully automatic, but a dual clutch semi automatic. We accept it as it is.

The Focus rides and handles well. The very good sound deadening results in a quiet ride. Much better than the competition.