2012 Ford Ka 1.2 Zetec

Overview

• Make: Ford
• Model: Ka
• Trim: Zetec
• Version: 1.2 Zetec Manual FWD Euro 5 (s/s) 3dr (68 bhp)
• Year: 2012
• Mileage: 56,000 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 3 doors, 4 seats
• Engine: 1.2 litres, 68 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Black
• CO2: 115 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 5, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2012 Ford Ka Zetec has covered 56,000 miles, around 4,000 fewer miles than is typical for its age. The dealer is asking £2,195, which is £390 below the AskCar estimate of £2,585. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 427 Ford Ka cars across different ages and specifications. We first recorded this car for sale today. The government's MOT record matches its advertised mileage. It is for sale at RJ Cars Horley in Reigate and Banstead. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 8 November 2026.

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Price

Good value: £390 (15%) under the AskCar estimate of £2,585.

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 427 priced Ford Ka adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 8 November 2026.

A 2012 Ford Ka with the 1.2 petrol engine is typically advertised at £2,500: the median of the 64 for sale on AskCar, as of 8 November 2026.

Time on sale

AskCar first saw this 2012 Ford Ka advertised today. About half of 2012 Ford Ka cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 54 of the 110 first advertised between 14 July 2026 and 5 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 8 November 2026 at £2,195. 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 8 November 2026: valid until 24 June 2027.

It failed its MOT on 1 June 2026 (nearside rear upper shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush; offside rear upper shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush; nearside front shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak; and 2 more) and passed 1 day later, on 2 June 2026.

Advisories at the latest test: nearside rear tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing; nearside front tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge wearing smooth on inner edge; nearside rear coil spring corroded; and 6 more.

Mileage at that test: 52,103 miles, which matches the advertised 56,000 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 4,000 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2012 Ford Ka on AskCar.

Similar cars

22 other 2012 Ford Ka Zetec 1.2 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £1,250 to £4,250, as of 8 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2012 Ford Ka Zetec, 1.2 petrol hatchback, white. Mileage: 57,150 miles. Price: £2,490, £295 more than this car. Dealer: Woburn Cars in Milton Keynes. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/ford-ka-2012-6fd3fc7e1e53
• 2012 Ford Ka Zetec, 1.2 petrol hatchback, red. Mileage: 53,948 miles. Price: £2,195, the same price as this car. Dealer: United Traders Yardley in Birmingham. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/ford-ka-2012-2872a6a00830
• 2012 Ford Ka Zetec, 1.2 petrol hatchback, blue. Mileage: 53,384 miles. Price: £4,250, £2,055 more than this car. Dealer: HM Car Sales in Cullompton. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/ford-ka-2012-088ae8122498

• The nearest: 2012 Ford Ka Zetec, 1.2 petrol hatchback, black, 12 miles from this car. Mileage: 49,000 miles. Price: £1,250, £945 less than this car. Dealer: Selsdon Motors in South Croydon. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/ford-ka-2012-1d402efe3026