Ford Focus vs. Toyota Corolla
Ford Focus
Toyota Corolla
Overall Reliability Rating
Overall Car Ratings & Details
| 5 | (6) | |
| 4 | (24) | |
| 3 | (12) | |
| 2 | (9) | |
| 1 | (2) |
| 5 | (32) | |
| 4 | (89) | |
| 3 | (48) | |
| 2 | (17) | |
| 1 | (3) |
Vehicle Comparison Rundown
The Ford Focus and the Toyota Corolla are both compact cars. Each comes with front-wheel drive. The Focus is available as a four-door sedan and a five-door hatchback. The Corolla is a four-door sedan only.
The Ford Focus outdoes the Toyota Corolla on both standard and optional power. The Focus has a standard engine with 160 horsepower, while the Corolla makes do with 132 horses. The Focus offers an optional 252-horsepower engine in the ST model, while the Corolla’s optional engine has just 140 horsepower. The Focus wins big here.
The Ford Focus comes up short in interior space, though, when compared to the Toyota Corolla. The Focus sedan has 90.7 cubic feet of passenger space and 13.2 cubic feet in the trunk. The Corolla has 97.1 cubic feet of passenger space and 13 cubic feet of trunk space. But the Focus also offers a hatchback body style that provides 44.8 cubic feet of cargo space with the rear seats folded.
One significant advantage the Corolla has here is its standard driver assistance technologies. The Toyota Corolla comes standard with adaptive cruise control, lane-keeping assist, automatic high beams and automated emergency braking. The Focus offers only a blind spot information system with cross-traffic alert and lane-keeping alert, and only as an option on the top trim. Advantage Corolla.
If you like plenty of power and the hauling capability of a hatchback, the Focus is a good choice. For the latest driver assistance technologies, the Corolla wins.