2005 Ford Focus 1.6 LX

Overview

• Make: Ford
• Model: Focus
• Trim: LX
• Version: 1.6 LX Auto FWD Euro 4 5dr (99 bhp)
• Year: 2005
• Mileage: 69,430 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.6 litres, 99 bhp
• Gearbox: Automatic
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Red
• CO2: 184 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 4, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2005 Ford Focus LX has covered 69,430 miles, around 16,000 fewer miles than is typical for its age. The AskCar estimate for this car is £2,427. It is priced at £2,195, which is £232 below that estimate. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 7,707 Ford Focus cars across different ages and specifications. It first appeared in our advert records 124 days ago. The latest recorded MOT expiry date is 25 June 2026, which has passed. Confirm its status with the dealer. The government's MOT record matches its advertised mileage. It is for sale at Waller Avenue Motors in Luton. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 2 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Good value: £232 (9%) under the AskCar estimate of £2,427.

The AskCar estimate is our expected asking price for this car. It uses UK dealer asking prices, accounting for make, model, trim, version, age, mileage, fuel, gearbox, body type, driven wheels, engine size and power. It is an advertised price, not a confirmed sale price.

It draws on 7,707 priced Ford Focus adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 2 November 2026.

A 2005 Ford Focus with the 1.6 petrol engine is typically advertised at £1,800: the median of the 17 for sale on AskCar, as of 2 November 2026.

Time on sale

This 2005 Ford Focus has been on sale for at least 124 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 1 July 2026 at £2,195. Its asking price has not changed.

Mileage and MOT

MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 2 November 2026: the latest record we hold ran out on 25 June 2026; ask the dealer for the current MOT.

It failed its MOT on 20 June 2025 (rear brake operation has insufficient reserve pressure/vacuum to provide assistance for at least two more brake applications after the warning device has operated (or gauge shows an unsafe reading) both; nearside front inner tyre tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm; offside front inner tyre tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm) and passed 6 days later, on 26 June 2025.

Advisories at the latest test: rear brake clipper corroded; wheel rim all around corroded but not seriously weakened; underneath corroded.

Mileage at that test: 64,697 miles, which matches the advertised 69,430 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 16,000 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2005 Ford Focus on AskCar.

Similar cars

1 other 2005 Ford Focus LX 1.6 petrol automatic hatchback is for sale at UK dealers, as of 2 November 2026.

The closest to this car in mileage:

• 2005 Ford Focus LX, 1.6 petrol hatchback, blue. Mileage: 79,000 miles. Price: £1,899, £296 less than this car. Dealer: Kiyah Motors in Bexley. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/ford-focus-2005-cab97a061936