2012 Ford Focus 1.6 Zetec

Overview

• Make: Ford
• Model: Focus
• Trim: Zetec
• Version: 1.6 Zetec Manual FWD Euro 5 5dr (104 bhp)
• Year: 2012
• Mileage: 52,000 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.6 litres, 104 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Silver
• CO2: 136 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 5, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2012 Ford Focus Zetec has covered 52,000 miles, around 31,000 fewer miles than is typical for its age. Its asking price of £3,999 is £36 above the AskCar estimate of £3,963. The AskCar estimate uses UK dealer asking prices, including 7,643 Ford Focus adverts, and accounts for the car’s age, mileage and specification. We have tracked this advert today. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. You can find this car at Quattro Heritage Motors in Buckinghamshire. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 8 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Fair price: £36 (under 1%) over the AskCar estimate of £3,963.

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 7,643 priced Ford Focus adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 8 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 8 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: 184 of the 308 first advertised between 11 July 2026 and 5 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 8 November 2026 at £3,999. 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 7 February 2027.

It failed its MOT on 6 February 2026 (nearside headlamp aim too low; offside headlamp aim too low) and passed later the same day.

Advisories at the latest test: exhaust rear heatshield insecure.

Mileage at that test: 52,150 miles, which matches the advertised 52,000 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 31,000 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2012 Ford Focus on AskCar.

Similar cars

25 other 2012 Ford Focus Zetec 1.6 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £1,495 to £5,195, as of 8 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2012 Ford Focus Zetec, 1.6 petrol hatchback, white. Mileage: 52,580 miles. Price: £3,695, £304 less than this car. Dealer: Assured Cars Scotland in Edinburgh. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/ford-focus-2012-51ef35975ab6
• 2012 Ford Focus Zetec, 1.6 petrol hatchback, red. Mileage: 54,400 miles. Price: £3,950, the same price as this car. Dealer: Jojo Auto in Nottingham. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/ford-focus-2012-1a6826c35b63
• 2012 Ford Focus Zetec, 1.6 petrol hatchback, black. Mileage: 47,347 miles. Price: £4,150, £151 more than this car. Dealer: Beenham Cars in Reading. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/ford-focus-2012-cd0bcc92ea4f

• The nearest: 2012 Ford Focus Zetec, 1.6 petrol hatchback, grey, 6 miles from this car. Mileage: 69,997 miles. Price: £3,495, £504 less than this car. Dealer: Citi Autos in Windsor. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/ford-focus-2012-de3f52125fbe