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: 80,000 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.6 litres, 104 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Silver
• CO2: 136 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 5, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2012 Ford Focus Zetec has covered 80,000 miles. The dealer is asking £2,995, which is £121 below the AskCar estimate of £3,116. 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 83 days, and its asking price is down £305. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. You can find this car at Piston PRO Motors in Leatherhead. 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: £121 (3%) under the AskCar estimate of £3,116.

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 83 days, and its asking price has been cut by £305. 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 11 August 2026 at £3,300. Its asking price is now £2,995, £305 less. The latest price cut was seen on 24 September 2026.

Price changes recorded:

• 11 August 2026: £3,300
• 9 September 2026: £3,195
• 24 September 2026: £2,995

Mileage and MOT

MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 2 November 2026: valid until 14 May 2027.

It failed its MOT on 12 May 2026 (nearside rear anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn) and passed 3 days later, on 15 May 2026.

Advisories at the latest test: nearside rear anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play; rear brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule nearside and offside; rear lower suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened nearside and offside; and 3 more.

Mileage at that test: 79,140 miles, which matches the advertised 80,000 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 1,200 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, black. Mileage: 81,117 miles. Price: £2,199, £796 less than this car. Dealer: Rise Motors in Bedford. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/ford-focus-2012-612df4a2a1b1
• 2012 Ford Focus Zetec, 1.6 petrol hatchback, grey. Mileage: 82,063 miles. Price: £3,098, £103 more than this car. Dealer: York Ward & Rowlatt in Wellingborough. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/ford-focus-2012-66ea699fd7b8
• 2012 Ford Focus Zetec, 1.6 petrol hatchback, red. Mileage: 77,000 miles. Price: £2,950, the same price as this car. Dealer: Solihull Motor House in Solihull. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/ford-focus-2012-c8dd69f90586

• The nearest: 2012 Ford Focus Zetec, 1.6 petrol hatchback, grey, 19 miles from this car. Mileage: 69,997 miles. Price: £3,495, £500 more than this car. Dealer: Citi Autos in Windsor. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/ford-focus-2012-de3f52125fbe