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: 87,259 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.6 litres
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: White
• CO2: 136 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 5, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2012 Ford Focus Zetec has covered 87,259 miles, around 5,900 more miles than is typical for its age. Priced at £2,900, it is advertised £163 below the AskCar estimate of £3,063. 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 first recorded this car for sale today. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. The seller is AJ Cars, based in Enfield. 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: £163 (5%) under the AskCar estimate of £3,063.

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 1.6 petrol engine is typically advertised at £3,500: the median of the 136 for sale on AskCar, as of 4 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 301 first advertised between 11 July 2026 and 1 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 4 November 2026 at £2,900. 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 17 August 2027.

It failed its MOT on 12 August 2026 (nearside rear tyre has ply or cords exposed; offside rear inner tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords; nearside windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively) and passed later the same day.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 86,040 miles, which matches the advertised 87,259 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 5,900 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2012 Ford Focus on AskCar.

Similar cars

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

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2012 Ford Focus Zetec, 1.6 petrol hatchback, silver. Mileage: 90,000 miles. Price: £2,999, £99 more than this car. Dealer: Kentish Cars in Bromley. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/ford-focus-2012-4bb57b5c36c2
• 2012 Ford Focus Zetec, 1.6 petrol hatchback, silver. Mileage: 93,221 miles. Price: £3,495, £595 more than this car. Dealer: Platinum Car Centre in Plymouth. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/ford-focus-2012-e50ffdced815
• 2012 Ford Focus Zetec, 1.6 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 81,117 miles. Price: £2,199, £701 less than this car. Dealer: Rise Motors in Bedford. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/ford-focus-2012-612df4a2a1b1

• The nearest: 2012 Ford Focus Zetec, 1.6 petrol hatchback, silver, under a mile from this car. Mileage: 68,072 miles. Price: £3,995, £1,095 more than this car. Dealer: AJ Cars in Enfield. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/ford-focus-2012-d89382756be7