2012 Ford Focus 1.6 Zetec

Overview

• Make: Ford
• Model: Focus
• Trim: Zetec
• Version: 1.6 Zetec Manual FWD Euro 5 5dr
• Year: 2012
• Mileage: 103,000 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.6 litres
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Silver
• CO2: 136 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 5, ULEZ compliant

About this car

The advertised mileage for this 2012 Ford Focus Zetec is 103,000 miles. Priced at £2,095, it is advertised £533 below the AskCar estimate of £2,628. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 7,819 Ford Focus cars across different ages and specifications. This car was first seen in our listings data today. The latest MOT recorded 103,682 miles, above the advertised mileage. Check this with the dealer. MOT records show an expiry date of 4 November 2027. It is advertised by Pinewood Automotive in Reading. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 5 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Good value: £533 (20%) under the AskCar estimate of £2,628.

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 7,819 priced Ford Focus adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 5 November 2026.

A 2012 Ford Focus with the 1.6 petrol engine is typically advertised at £3,500: the median of the 133 for sale on AskCar, as of 5 November 2026.

Time on sale

AskCar first saw this 2012 Ford Focus advertised today. About 6 in 10 of 2012 Ford Focus cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 180 of the 302 first advertised between 11 July 2026 and 2 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 5 November 2026 at £2,095. 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 5 November 2026: valid until 4 November 2027.

It failed its MOT on 2 November 2026 (offside front suspension arm ball joint excessively worn) and passed later the same day.

Advisories at the latest test: front brake disc worn, but not excessively; nearside rear inner tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge; offside rear inner tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge; and 1 more.

Mileage at that test: 103,682 miles. The advert says 103,000 miles, fewer than the MOT record, so ask the dealer which is right.

Advertised mileage is about 21,400 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2012 Ford Focus on AskCar.

Similar cars

22 other 2012 Ford Focus Zetec 1.6 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £1,495 to £4,795, as of 5 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2012 Ford Focus Zetec, 1.6 petrol hatchback, silver. Mileage: 105,118 miles. Price: £2,494, £399 more than this car. Dealer: Paul Shorrock Car Sales in Wigan. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/ford-focus-2012-7a114e775cba
• 2012 Ford Focus Zetec, 1.6 petrol hatchback, white. Mileage: 95,000 miles. Price: £3,490, £1,395 more than this car. Dealer: Vivian Price Cars in Kingswood and Fishponds. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/ford-focus-2012-89d2bbaf4865
• 2012 Ford Focus Zetec, 1.6 petrol hatchback, red. Mileage: 111,973 miles. Price: £2,495, £400 more than this car. Dealer: MBS Automotive in Kingswood and Fishponds. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/ford-focus-2012-d9f07e96d872

• The nearest: 2012 Ford Focus Zetec, 1.6 petrol hatchback, black, 6 miles from this car. Mileage: 47,347 miles. Price: £4,150, £2,055 more than this car. Dealer: Beenham Cars in Reading. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/ford-focus-2012-cd0bcc92ea4f