2016 Ford Focus 1L Zetec 5dr — £7,699 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 16 April 2026 | Ashington, Pulborough
£7,699
53,523 miles | Petrol | Automatic | Hatchback
Listing Quality
50/100
Average
vs Market Average
-19%
Below Market
Value Retention
65/100
Slow Depreciation
Our Verdict
50 /100

This 2016 Ford Focus 1L Zetec 5dr is listed at £7,699 by Ashington Automobile Company in Ashington. It has 53,523 miles on the clock. At 19% below the market average of £9,530, this looks competitively priced based on 136 comparable listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £1,050/year in value. The listing quality is average — it could benefit from more photos or detailed specifications.

Year 2016
Make Ford
Model Focus
Trim 1L Zetec 5dr
Body Style Hatchback
Colour Silver
Fuel Type Petrol
Gearbox Automatic
Mileage 53,523 miles
Engine 1L
Doors 5
Seats 5
CO2 125 g/km
Euro Status Euro 6
ULEZ Compliant Yes
Road Tax £165/yr
Monthly Payment £183.01/mo
All Features & Equipment (45)
16in Alloy Wheels - 5x2 SpokeAir Conditioning - ManualAlarm - Thatcham Category 1 with Volume Sensing and PerimeterBrake Warning Lights - Automatic Flashing of Brake Lights Under Heavy BrakingCentre ConsoleChrome Finish on Upper Door LineColour TFT Instrument Cluster DisplayCourtesy Light - Front and Rear Passengers - Overhead Halogen and Load CompartmentDaytime Running LampsDoor Mirrors - Heated - Electric - Integrated Side Indicators - Body ColouredElectronic Stability Programme - ESP - with Traction Control and Emergency Brake Assist - EBAEPAS - Electric Power Assisted SteeringFord Easy-Fuel Capless Refuelling SystemFord Eco Mode - Driver Information SystemFront Floor MatsFront Fog LightsFront Lower Grille - Self ColourFront Seat - Drivers Manual Height and Fore-Aft AdjustmentFront Seat - Drivers Manual Lumbar Support AdjustmentFront Seat - Passenger Manual Fore-Aft AdjustmentFront Seats - Sports StyleFront Suspension - Independent with MacPherson Struts and Anti-Roll BarFront Upper Grille - Self Colour with Chrome Surround and Finish BarGearshift Knob - LeatherHalogen Headlights with Black SurroundHandbrake - PU FinishInterior Door Lever - Chrome FinishIPS - Intelligent Protection SystemLocking Wheel NutsMoondust SilverMyKeyQuickclear Heated Front Windscreen with Heated Washer JetsRear Seat - 60-40 Split Back and CushionRear Spoiler - Body ColourRear Suspension - Independent Control Blade Multi-Link System and Anti-Roll BarRemote Central-Double LockingSpare Wheel - Mini SteelSteering Column - Rake and Reach AdjustmentSteering Wheel - 3 Spoke - Leather TrimmedSYNC3 with 8in Touchscreen DAB Audio SystemTrip ComputerTVC - Torque Vectoring ControlTyre Pressure Monitoring SystemWindows - Electrically Operated Front with One Touch Lowering on Drivers SideWipers - Standard with 6 Speed Interval Settings
Below MarketListed at £7,699 vs market average of £9,530 (-19%)
Market Low
£3,199
Market Average
£9,530
Market High
£17,499
Comparables
136 listings

Based on 136 comparable Ford Focus listings.

Age Depreciation
Slow Depreciation
£737/year
Mileage Impact
Slow Depreciation
£156/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Slow Depreciation
£1,050/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £8,193 (£-494)
Mileage-predicted: £10,092 (£-2,393)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-893/yr | 10k mi/yr £-1,050/yr | 15k mi/yr £-1,206/yr

Based on 523 comparable listings. Slopes from smoothed depreciation curves.

50
Overall Listing Quality
Average — some areas could be improved.
Information & Buyer Appeal
Does this listing give buyers enough information to make a decision?
25/25Good
Photos
30 photos
10/10
Features & key selling points
45 listed
8/8
Technical specifications
9 specs provided
7/7
Competitiveness
How well does this listing compete against similar vehicles for buyer attention?
25/25Good
Clear pricing
£7,699
8/8
Monthly payment shown
£183.01/mo
4/4
Visual presentation
30 photos
5/5
Key selling points
45 features highlighted
4/4
Detailed specifications
9 specs provided
4/4
SEO Quality
Page HTML not captured — scores are estimated
0/25Poor
Page HTML
Not captured — cannot analyze
0/25
AI Discoverability
How findable is this listing by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and other AI search engines?
0/25Poor
Page HTML
Not captured — cannot analyze
0/25
How our review page compares
This Car-Search.ai listing review page scores 95+/100 on all four categories. It includes Schema.org Vehicle + Review structured data, semantic HTML, per-page meta descriptions, Open Graph tags, canonical URLs, static HTML rendering, market analysis, depreciation vectors, and rich narrative content — fully accessible to Google, ChatGPT, Perplexity, and all AI search engines.

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About the Dealer

Ashington Automobile Company

Ashington, Pulborough RH20 3JR