2012 Ford Focus 1.6 TDCi Zetec

Overview

• Make: Ford
• Model: Focus
• Trim: Zetec
• Version: 1.6 TDCi Zetec Manual FWD Euro 5 (s/s) 5dr (113 bhp)
• Year: 2012
• Mileage: 126,740 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 126,740 miles, approximately 43,700 above the typical mileage for its age. Priced at £2,500, it is advertised £393 above the AskCar estimate of £2,107. The AskCar estimate uses 7,683 UK dealer adverts for the Ford Focus, with adjustments for age, mileage, trim, engine and other specifications. We first recorded this car for sale 1 day ago. The government's MOT record matches its advertised mileage. It is for sale at Grand Car market in Reading. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 12 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Above the going rate: £393 (18%) over the AskCar estimate of £2,107.

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 7,683 priced Ford Focus adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 12 November 2026.

A 2012 Ford Focus with the 1.6 diesel engine is typically advertised at £3,500: the median of the 131 for sale on AskCar, as of 12 November 2026.

Time on sale

AskCar first saw this 2012 Ford Focus advertised 1 day ago. About 6 in 10 of 2012 Ford Focus cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 191 of the 319 first advertised between 12 July 2026 and 9 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 11 November 2026 at £2,500. 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 12 November 2026: valid until 11 January 2027.

It failed its MOT on 6 January 2026 (nearside rear position lamp not working; offside front suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt; nearside front suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated) and passed 6 days later, on 12 January 2026.

Advisories at the latest test: offside rear coil spring corroded; offside front tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge; nearside front tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge; and 5 more.

Mileage at that test: 121,813 miles, which matches the advertised 126,740 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 43,700 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2012 Ford Focus on AskCar.

Similar cars

12 other 2012 Ford Focus Zetec 1.6 diesel manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £999 to £4,595, as of 12 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, £810 less than 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, black. Mileage: 142,000 miles. Price: £1,995, £505 less than this car. Dealer: Doncaster Motor Group in Doncaster. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/ford-focus-2012-e95817d101c0
• 2012 Ford Focus Zetec, 1.6 diesel hatchback, silver. Mileage: 103,000 miles. Price: £1,989, £511 less than this car. Dealer: My Car UK in Tamworth. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/ford-focus-2012-245545e80d12

• The nearest: 2012 Ford Focus Zetec, 1.6 diesel hatchback, silver, 22 miles from this car. Mileage: 54,142 miles. Price: £4,250, £1,750 more than this car. Dealer: M&Q Motors in Oxford. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/ford-focus-2012-44b5864fee7e