2012 Ford Focus 1L Zetec 5dr — £3,495 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 16 April 2026 | Newark
£3,495
107,000 miles | Petrol | Manual | Hatchback
Listing Quality
37/100
Poor
vs Market Average
-17%
Below Market
Value Retention
45/100
Moderate Depreciation
Our Verdict
37 /100

This 2012 Ford Focus 1L Zetec 5dr is listed at £3,495 by Taylor Motor Group in Newark. It has 107,000 miles on the clock. At 17% below the market average of £4,197, this looks competitively priced based on 28 comparable listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is losing approximately £1,614/year in value. The listing quality is poor — limited photos and sparse specifications make it harder to assess this vehicle remotely.

Year 2012
Make Ford
Model Focus
Trim 1L Zetec 5dr
Body Style Hatchback
Colour White
Fuel Type Petrol
Gearbox Manual
Mileage 107,000 miles
Engine 1L
Doors 5
Seats 5
CO2 109 g/km
Euro Status EURO 5
ULEZ Compliant Yes
Road Tax £20/yr
Monthly Payment £76.39/mo
All Features & Equipment (61)
'Quickclear' heated windscreen/heated washer jets12V power point front/rear4 spoke leather steering wheel with silver accents6 speakers60/40 split back and cushion rear seats with 2 height adjustable headrestsABS+Electronic Brake force DistributionAir conditioning - CFC-freeAnti-burst high-security shielded door locksBlack headlamp bezelsBody colour bumpersBody colour door handlesBody colour electric adjustable heated door mirrorsBody colour rear spoilerCentre console storage boxChrome finish on upper door lineCloth upholsteryCourtesy light in luggage compartmentDAB radio/CD and Ford SYNC Bluetooth connection with voice controlDigital clockDoor ajar warningDriver airbagDriver's seat manual height adjustDriver's seat with adjustable lumbar supportDriver/passenger front seatback pocketsEasy fuel capless refuelling systemEco modeElectric boot releaseESP with traction control + emergency brake assistExterior temperature gaugeFront and rear folding grab handles (coat hooks on rear)Front fog lightsFront inertia reel height adjustable seatbelts with pre-tensionersFront passenger airbagFront side airbagsFront variable intermittent wipers with electric washGear lever knob with satin aluminium insertHandbrake release button with aluminium finishHeadlight levelling controlHeated rear windowHeight adjustable front headrestsIlluminated heater controlsImmobiliser-Passive Anti-Theft System (PATS)Isofix child seat preparationLights on warningLocking wheel nutsLow screen washer fluid warningPASPollen/active carbon filtersReach + rake adjustable steering columnRemote central double lockingSide curtain airbagsSports style front seatsSteering column with mounted audio controlsTailgate wash/wipeThatcham Cat.1 alarmThird fixed centre rear headrestThree rear inertia reel lap/diagonal seatbeltsTie down hooks in luggage areaTrip computerTyre pressure monitoring systemUSB connection
Below MarketListed at £3,495 vs market average of £4,197 (-17%)
Market Low
£1,995
Market Average
£4,197
Market High
£9,495
Comparables
28 listings

Based on 28 comparable Ford Focus listings.

Age Depreciation
Holding Value
£317/year
Mileage Impact
Moderate Depreciation
£649/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Moderate Depreciation
£1,614/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £5,317 (£-1,822)
Mileage-predicted: £5,020 (£-1,525)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-966/yr | 10k mi/yr £-1,614/yr | 15k mi/yr £-2,263/yr

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

37
Overall Listing Quality
Poor — significant gaps in information and optimisation.
Information & Buyer Appeal
Does this listing give buyers enough information to make a decision?
17/25Average
Photos
1 photos
2/10
Features & key selling points
61 listed
8/8
Technical specifications
9 specs provided
7/7
Competitiveness
How well does this listing compete against similar vehicles for buyer attention?
20/25Good
Clear pricing
£3,495
8/8
Monthly payment shown
£76.39/mo
4/4
Visual presentation
1 photos
0/5
Key selling points
61 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

Taylor Motor Group

Newark NG24 4SW