2012 Ford Focus 1.6 TDCi Zetec

Price: £1,695. Good value: £489 (22%) under the AskCar estimate of £2,184, our expected asking price for this car from its model, age, mileage and specification, drawing on 7,755 priced Ford Focus adverts on AskCar as of 7 November 2026.

AskCar lists 8,169 used Ford Focus from 3,129 UK dealerships, as of 7 November 2026.

Overview

  • Make: Ford
  • Model: Focus
  • Trim: Zetec
  • Version: 1.6 TDCi Zetec Manual FWD Euro 5 (s/s) 5dr (113 bhp)
  • Year: 2012
  • Mileage: 119,000 miles
  • Fuel: Diesel
  • Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
  • Engine: 1.6 litres, 113 bhp
  • Gearbox: Manual
  • Drive: Front-wheel drive
  • Colour: Black
  • CO2: 109 g/km
  • Emissions standard: Euro 5

About this car

This 2012 Ford Focus Zetec is advertised with 119,000 miles, approximately 36,000 above the typical mileage for its age. Priced at £1,695, it is advertised £489 below the AskCar estimate of £2,184. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 7,755 Ford Focus cars across different ages and specifications. We first recorded this car for sale today. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. The seller is Front Cars, based in Leicester. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 7 November 2026.

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Price

Good value: £489 (22%) under the AskCar estimate of £2,184.

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 7,755 priced Ford Focus adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 7 November 2026.

A 2012 Ford Focus with the 1.6 diesel engine is typically advertised at £3,500: the median of the 132 for sale on AskCar, as of 7 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: 183 of the 306 first advertised between 11 July 2026 and 4 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 7 November 2026 at £1,695. 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 7 November 2026: valid until 15 June 2027.

It has had 13 MOTs. The latest, on 6 June 2026, passed.

Advisories at the latest test: front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened; offside rear brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material.

Mileage at that test: 118,109 miles, which matches the advertised 119,000 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 36,000 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2012 Ford Focus on AskCar.

Similar cars

13 other 2012 Ford Focus Zetec 1.6 diesel manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £999 to £4,595, as of 7 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

  • 2012 Ford Focus Zetec, 1.6 diesel hatchback, red. Mileage: 117,000 miles. Price: £1,690, the same price as this car. Dealer: Werrington Motor Sales in Peterborough. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/ford-focus-2012-8ed55cc44ef9
  • 2012 Ford Focus Zetec, 1.6 diesel hatchback, silver. Mileage: 103,000 miles. Price: £2,289, £594 more than this car. Dealer: Tamworth Trade Cars in Tamworth. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/ford-focus-2012-04ffa02f57e0
  • 2012 Ford Focus Zetec, 1.6 diesel hatchback, black. Mileage: 135,500 miles. Price: £2,795, £1,100 more than this car. Dealer: Calibre Car Sales in Colchester. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/ford-focus-2012-6433f87638f3

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