2012 Ford Focus 2.0 EcoBoost ST 3

Overview

• Make: Ford
• Model: Focus
• Trim: ST 3
• Version: 2.0 T EcoBoost ST 3 Manual FWD Euro 5 (s/s) 5dr (247 bhp)
• Year: 2012
• Mileage: 96,000 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 2.0 litres, 247 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Blue
• CO2: 169 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 5, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2012 Ford Focus ST 3 has covered 96,000 miles. The AskCar estimate for this car is £6,509. It is priced at £6,000, which is £509 below that estimate. The AskCar estimate uses UK dealer asking prices, including 7,799 Ford Focus adverts, and accounts for the car’s age, mileage and specification. We have tracked this advert for 160 days. The advertised mileage is lower than the latest MOT reading of 97,222 miles. Ask the dealer to explain. MOT records show an expiry date of 22 December 2026. It is for sale at Nova Car Sales in Tipton. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 4 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Fair price: £509 (7%) under the AskCar estimate of £6,509.

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 7,799 priced Ford Focus adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 4 November 2026.

A 2012 Ford Focus with the 2.0 petrol engine is typically advertised at £6,000: the median of the 38 for sale on AskCar, as of 4 November 2026.

Time on sale

This 2012 Ford Focus has been on sale for at least 160 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 28 May 2026 at £6,000. 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 4 November 2026: valid until 22 December 2026.

It failed its MOT on 23 December 2025 (anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault; central rear upper stop lamp(s) with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning) and passed later the same day.

Advisories at the latest test: central rear upper stop lamp(s) with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning; rear sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened; front macpherson strut corroded but not seriously weakened both sides; and 1 more.

Mileage at that test: 97,222 miles. The advert says 96,000 miles, fewer than the MOT record, so ask the dealer which is right.

Advertised mileage is about 14,600 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2012 Ford Focus on AskCar.

Similar cars

7 other 2012 Ford Focus ST 3 2.0 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £6,490 to £10,495, as of 4 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2012 Ford Focus ST 3, 2.0 petrol hatchback, yellow. Mileage: 95,000 miles. Price: £6,740, £740 more than this car. Dealer: Vision Motors Direct in Warrington. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/ford-focus-2012-d61b5c662917
• 2012 Ford Focus ST 3, 2.0 petrol hatchback, white. Mileage: 87,000 miles. Price: £6,490, £490 more than this car. Dealer: Auto Globe in Milton Keynes. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/ford-focus-2012-792ef5ccef5d
• 2012 Ford Focus ST 3, 2.0 petrol hatchback, white. Mileage: 85,263 miles. Price: £7,995, £1,995 more than this car. Dealer: Baileys Prestige-Performance in Peterborough. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/ford-focus-2012-801cf6c12525