2012 Ford Focus 1.6 Zetec

Overview

• Make: Ford
• Model: Focus
• Trim: Zetec
• Version: 1.6 Zetec Manual FWD Euro 5 5dr (104 bhp)
• Year: 2012
• Mileage: 54,400 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.6 litres, 104 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Red
• CO2: 136 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 5, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2012 Ford Focus Zetec is advertised with 54,400 miles, approximately 26,800 below the typical mileage for its age. Its asking price of £3,950 is £137 above the AskCar estimate of £3,813. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 7,707 Ford Focus cars across different ages and specifications. The dealer may accept less. This car has been on sale for at least 71 days, and its asking price is down £340. According to the government's MOT record, its advertised mileage is consistent with the latest test. You can find this car at Jojo Auto in Nottingham. 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

Fair price: £137 (3%) over the AskCar estimate of £3,813.

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 2012 Ford Focus with the 1.6 petrol engine is typically advertised at £3,500: the median of the 139 for sale on AskCar, as of 2 November 2026.

Time on sale

The dealer may accept less. This 2012 Ford Focus has been on sale for at least 71 days, and its asking price has been cut by £340. About 6 in 10 of 2012 Ford Focus cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 172 of the 287 first advertised between 11 July 2026 and 29 September 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 23 August 2026 at £4,290. Its asking price is now £3,950, £340 less. The latest price cut was seen on 20 October 2026.

Price changes recorded:

• 23 August 2026: £4,290
• 24 August 2026: £4,119
• 3 September 2026: £4,329
• 5 September 2026: £4,300
• 16 September 2026: £4,200
• 4 October 2026: £4,249
• 10 October 2026: £4,149
• 11 October 2026: £3,995
• 14 October 2026: £4,200
• 18 October 2026: £4,100
• 20 October 2026: £3,950

Mileage and MOT

MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 2 November 2026: valid until 15 February 2027.

It has had 16 MOTs. The latest, on 11 February 2026, passed.

Advisories at the latest test: front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened; items removed from driver's view prior to test; offside headlight has condensation inside; and 5 more.

Mileage at that test: 53,355 miles, which matches the advertised 54,400 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 26,800 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2012 Ford Focus on AskCar.

Similar cars

20 other 2012 Ford Focus Zetec 1.6 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £1,495 to £4,795, as of 2 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2012 Ford Focus Zetec, 1.6 petrol hatchback, white. Mileage: 52,580 miles. Price: £3,695, £255 less than this car. Dealer: Assured Cars Scotland in Edinburgh. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/ford-focus-2012-51ef35975ab6
• 2012 Ford Focus Zetec, 1.6 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 47,347 miles. Price: £4,150, £200 more than this car. Dealer: Beenham Cars in Reading. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/ford-focus-2012-cd0bcc92ea4f
• 2012 Ford Focus Zetec, 1.6 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 66,465 miles. Price: £3,995, the same price as this car. Dealer: AJK Autos (Bristol) in Bristol. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/ford-focus-2012-ac6c69655aec

• The nearest: 2012 Ford Focus Zetec, 1.6 petrol hatchback, white, under a mile from this car. Mileage: 73,000 miles. Price: £3,500, £450 less than this car. Dealer: Jojo Auto in Nottingham. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/ford-focus-2012-c4e07d0bf39a