2012 Ford Focus 1.6 Zetec

Overview

• Make: Ford
• Model: Focus
• Trim: Zetec
• Version: 1.6 Zetec Manual FWD Euro 5 5dr (123 bhp)
• Year: 2012
• Mileage: 82,000 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.6 litres, 123 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Black
• CO2: 136 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 5, ULEZ compliant

About this car

The advertised mileage for this 2012 Ford Focus Zetec is 82,000 miles. Priced at £2,995, it is advertised £233 below the AskCar estimate of £3,228. The AskCar estimate uses 7,755 UK dealer adverts for the Ford Focus, with adjustments for age, mileage, trim, engine and other specifications. We first recorded this car for sale today. According to the government's MOT record, its advertised mileage is consistent with the latest test. It is for sale at London Broadway Car Sales in St. Albans. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 7 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Fair price: £233 (7%) under the AskCar estimate of £3,228.

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 petrol 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 £2,995. 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 16 March 2027.

It failed its MOT on 4 March 2026 (offside headlamp aim too low; exhaust lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits; offside lower windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view; and 1 more) and passed later the same day.

Advisories at the latest test: items removed from driver's view prior to test; outer sill covers fitted; exhaust corroded; and 5 more.

Mileage at that test: 77,935 miles, which matches the advertised 82,000 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 1,000 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2012 Ford Focus on AskCar.

Similar cars

24 other 2012 Ford Focus Zetec 1.6 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £1,495 to £5,195, as of 7 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2012 Ford Focus Zetec, 1.6 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 81,117 miles. Price: £2,199, £796 less than this car. Dealer: Rise Motors in Bedford. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/ford-focus-2012-612df4a2a1b1
• 2012 Ford Focus Zetec, 1.6 petrol hatchback, silver. Mileage: 80,000 miles. Price: £2,995, the same price as this car. Dealer: Piston PRO Motors in Leatherhead. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/ford-focus-2012-82c00c73ba81
• 2012 Ford Focus Zetec, 1.6 petrol hatchback, red. Mileage: 77,000 miles. Price: £2,950, the same price as this car. Dealer: Solihull Motor House in Solihull. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/ford-focus-2012-c8dd69f90586

• The nearest: 2012 Ford Focus Zetec, 1.6 petrol hatchback, white, 14 miles from this car. Mileage: 87,259 miles. Price: £2,900, £95 less than this car. Dealer: AJ Cars in Enfield. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/ford-focus-2012-ce1b886dd835