Ford Focus

2000–2018 · Gasoline

The headline figure for this car is 22 MPG, but the EPA rates 7 different versions of it, from 22 to 34 MPG. Which engine and drivetrain you order is worth $597 a year in fuel — a decision made once at the dealership and paid for every week afterwards.

22 mpg Combined ~~EPA rated~~

19 mpg City

26 mpg Highway

$3,500 EPA annual fuel ~~at 15,000 mi~~

Your cost per mile

Every version, 2018

Version	Combined	City	Highway	Fuel	EPA annual
1.0L 3cyl · FWD · Manual 6-spd	34	30	40	Regular	$1,850
2.0L 4cyl · FWD · Auto AM6	31	26	38	Regular	$2,000
1.0L 3cyl · FWD · Auto S6	31	27	38	Regular	$2,000
2.0L 4cyl · FWD · Auto AM-S6	28	24	34	Regular	$2,200
2.0L 4cyl · FWD · Manual 5-spd	28	25	34	Regular	$2,200
2.0L 4cyl · FWD · Manual 6-spd	25	22	30	Regular	$2,500
2.3L 4cyl · AWD · Manual 6-spd	22	19	26	Premium	$3,500

7 configurations, 22–34 MPG. 1 of 7 require or recommend premium — worth checking before you sign, because it is not something you can change afterwards.

Every model year

Year	Combined	City	Highway
2000	26	23	30
2001	25	22	30
2002	25	23	29
2003	26	24	30
2004	24	22	28
2005	25	22	29
2006	25	22	29
2007	26	23	31
2008	28	24	33
2009	28	24	35
2010	28	24	34
2011	28	25	33
2012	31	27	37
2013	30	27	36
2014	30	27	36
2015	32	29	38
2016	34	30	41
2017	22	19	25
2018	22	19	26

Straight from the EPA certification database, one row per model year, showing the best-rated version of each. Trims with identical figures are collapsed.

What owners report

Year	Owners	Average reported	Spread
2000	8	28.9	23–33
2001	12	28.0	23–33
2002	9	25.2	20–30
2003	8	26.2	22–32
2004	1	27.1	27–27
2005	29	27.4	17–37
2006	18	28.0	19–40
2007	44	29.0	20–42
2008	43	32.0	22–42
2009	7	31.8	24–44
2010	14	28.8	19–38
2011	11	28.3	20–38
2012	7	31.9	27–41
2013	11	31.2	24–37
2014	6	36.0	30–50
2015	2	36.3	36–37
2016	1	47.5	48–48
2017	3	22.2	20–24
2018	1	16.4	16–16

235 owners filed these through the EPA's own My MPG tool. That is a sample, not an average — read them as anecdotes. They are here because they are the only owner-reported figures in public federal data.

How this is worked out

Cost per mile is the fuel price over the combined MPG of the version you pick, at the price and mileage you enter. Where a version requires premium, it is costed at the premium price — that is a real and permanent difference between two cars wearing the same badge.

Every figure comes from the U.S. EPA's public fuel economy data. We add no estimates of our own; a missing number shows as a dash rather than a guess.

Add your numbers

Federal data has at most a handful of owners per car and nothing at all on servicing. If you own one, send what you actually get. It goes on this page with the sample size next to it.