Best Compact SedanFord · 2010
Focus
2010 · SES
Resale price
$5,600
5-yr depreciation
69%
Of original value, first five years
Yearly maintenance
$594
Parts and labour beyond oil and tyres
Combined MPG
28
EPA combined city and highway
Trouble-free miles
99,500
Before a first repair above $500
Known issues
PowerShift clutch packs and seals; door latch recalls.
Where it is made
Final assembly · Wayne, Michigan, USA
Country of origin
United States
Home market of Ford, the brand that designs and engineers this car.
Parts from United States
65%
Share of the car's parts content sourced in the United States.
Made in the USA
65%
parts
100%
assembly
Finished in a US plant, with the parts share above sourced domestically.
| Measure | This vehicle | Median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resale price | $5,600 | $5,050 | +$550 |
| 5-yr depreciation | 69% | 61% | +8% |
| Yearly maintenance | $594 | $511 | +$83 |
| Combined MPG | 28 mpg | 30 mpg | −2 mpg |
| Trouble-free miles | 99,500 mi | 125,500 mi | −26,000 mi |
Fun fact · 01
Honda Civic · 2006 — 2011
Half a million miles on the original engine
The eighth-generation Civic was engineered for distance. Its 1.8-litre R18 runs a timing chain instead of a belt, so there is no scheduled replacement, and the aluminium block is sleeved so it can be honed rather than scrapped. High-mileage registries list several of these cars past 500,000 miles with the factory engine, transmission and suspension bushings still in place — the wear items are the same ones a 100,000-mile car needs.
What it is
- 1.8-litre SOHC i-VTEC inline-four, 140 hp
- Chain-driven cams — no timing belt service
- Five-speed manual or five-speed automatic
- 36 mpg highway from a 1,200 kg body